Karoli, Rewari

Baba Thakur Mandir Burz

Karoli has an average elevation of 245 metres (803 feet). It borders Lookhi, Bishoha, Bawwa, Gahra, Kotia and Lisan villages.

The temperature can go as high as 46.5 degrees Celsius from May to July. Winter is from November to February, and the temperature can fall to 5 degrees Celsius in December and January. The village is adjacent to the Mahindergarh district and has dust storms in summer. Rugged hilly terrain of the Aravali ranges as well as sandy dunes are found in nearby villages.

The overall climate is dry. Rain falls from July to September. A little rain is experienced during winter.

Karoli village has a population of 3,628. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karoli has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5% (Male literacy is 93% and female literacy is 66%). 13% of the population is under 6 years of age in the village.

Karoli is a part of Ahirwal, the land of Ahirs. Ahirwal includes Mahendragarh–Narnaul area and Alwar, which also have a large population of Ahirs (Yadavs). The adjacent districts of Mahendragarh and Alwar have Yadav-majority populations. Other castes in the village are Brahmin, Kumhar, Chamar, Dhanak, Swamy (Bairagi), Khati and Nai.

Delhi airport is about 120 km from Karoli (Via-Rewari). It is three hour drive from the airport to Karoli by access-controlled eight-lane Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, four-lane NH 8 (Gurgaon-Jaipur highway) and then Rewari-Mahendergarh State Highway. State highways connect Karoli to all major towns in Haryana and adjacent districts of Rajasthan.

Karoli is connected to Rewari by a state highway which is a major junction on Indian railway network. Five railway lines connect it to Delhi and Ahmedabad on the major north-west trunk route, Bhiwani and Hissar towards Punjab, Bikaner via Mahendragarh-Loharu-Sadulpur-Churu, Ajmer via Alwar and Jaipur, and Ajmer via Ringas. A sixth railway line is being built to connect Rewari to Jhajjhar and Rohtak. The seventh railway line connecting Rewari to Palwal and Khurja has been under planning for over two decades but not approved for construction (as of September 2010).

Karoli is just 9 km from near by railway station Kanina on Rewari-Luharu-Sadulpur-Bikaner Railway line and 13 km from the Railway Station Kosli on Rewari-Bhiwani-Hissar-Sirsa railway line. Both of the stations (Kanina and Kosli) are connected to Delhi via Rewari.

Karoli has three schools (two government and one private) and one college (private). Nearby towns of Kanina and Kosli has a number of schools and two colleges in each town. A government college in Nahar is the nearest. Ahir College, Kishanlal Public College and several private colleges have been also set up in Rewari (40 km) and Mahendregarh (25 km) districts.

The village follows the panchayati raj[3] system of the Indian Constitution and a selected and independent panchayat[4] is there to establish law and order. The village is organized into 12 wards which constitute the panchayat.

The list of the sarpanch from 1953 and after now-

Current Panchayat

• Lt. Hari Ram Arya [2] Freedom Fighter and Ex. Chairman of Haryana Sawtantrta Senani Samman Samiti, Chandigarh. He was also founding member of the Dujana Rajya Prajamandal Movement and also the founding member of Babu Bal Mukund Gupt Sahitya Sanrakhsan Samiti. He was also elected president of the All India Freedom Fighters Organization. He has been active in the field of social service and political movements since 1939. He actively participated in faridkot Satayagrah under the leadership of Nehru ji. He has experience working with leaders like Pt. Nehru, Babu Vrissh Bhan, Ch. Ranveer Singh, and Gyani Jail Singh ji.

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  Pump House on Canal
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  Playground

• Baba Thakur Ji
• Yaduvanshi Ahirs
• Kotia
• Gahra
• Bawwa
• Lookhi
• Kosli
• Kanina khas
• Rewari
• Mahendragarh
• Yadav caste