About Kerap Village

Kerap is one of the larger villages in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,622, made up of 5,088 males and 4,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 987 hectares hectares.

Kerap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	987 hectares
Population	9,622
Male Population	5,088
Female Population	4,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Kerap compares

By the 2011 count Kerap is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 987 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kerap

Kerap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kerap 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 Kerap from other places

Kerap lies about 26 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 2.6 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 Kerap
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	2.6 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	26 km

Villages closest to Kerap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Kerap

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerap village had a population of 9,622. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Kerap village has 5,088 males and 4,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerap has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Kerap covers 987 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerap falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kerap is Rafiganj, about 2.6 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 Kerap.

Kerap is about 26 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerap is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 2.6 km away. Aurangabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.