About Kerakado Village

Kerakado is a large village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,521, made up of 1,335 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Kerakado Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerakado village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Khaira
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	2,521
Male Population	1,335
Female Population	1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerakado compares

By the 2011 count Kerakado is the 33rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kerakado

Kerakado is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kerakado as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kerakado from other places

Kerakado lies about 12 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 8.7 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 Kerakado
Tehsil headquarters	Khaira	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gidhaur	8.7 km
District headquarters	Jamui	12 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	12 km

Villages closest to Kerakado

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakado village had a population of 2,521. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Kerakado village has 1,335 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakado has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Kerakado covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kerakado falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kerakado is Gidhaur, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kerakado.

Kerakado is about 12 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerakado is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about 6.9 km away. Gidhaur is about 8.7 km away. Jamui is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.