| Karoran | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Karoran Location in Punjab, India  Karoran Karoran (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°48′19″N76°49′13″E / 30.8053°N 76.8204°E Coordinates: 30°48′19″N76°49′13″E / 30.8053°N 76.8204°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Rupnagar |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 20,351 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Karoran is a census town in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab.
A census town is a type of town that satisfies certain characteristics, depending on the country in which it is located.
Rupnagar district is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab, India. The town of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the site of an ancient town of the Indus Valley Civilization. The major cities in Ropar District are Morinda, Nangal,, Anandpur Sahib. Morinda is also known as Baghwāla "[The City] of Gardens." Morinda is located at Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway. The Bhakra Dam in Nangal lies on the boundary with the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh. Dadhi is one of the most important villages of the district, particularly because of Gurudwara Sri Hargobindsar Sahib.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
