About Kerka Village

Kerka is a large village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,423, made up of 1,778 males and 1,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839 hectares hectares.

Kerka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Nabinagar
Area (hectares)	839 hectares
Population	3,423
Male Population	1,778
Female Population	1,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerka compares

By the 2011 count Kerka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 839 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kerka

Kerka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kerka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerka from other places

Kerka lies about 29 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 5.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kerka
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabinagar	13 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	13 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	29 km

Villages closest to Kerka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabinagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kerka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerka village had a population of 3,423. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Kerka village has 1,778 males and 1,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerka has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Kerka covers 839 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerka falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kerka is Barkisalaiya, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kerka.

Kerka is about 29 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerka is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Barkisalaiya is about 5.3 km away. Nabinagar is about 13 km away. Nabīnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.