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About Kerai Village

Kerai is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 487 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Kerai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 487
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerai compares

By the 2011 count Kerai is the 112th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kerai

Kerai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kerai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karmaha, Kataha, Katharwa and Katkuina. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Kerai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerai village had a population of 998. That makes it the 112th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Kerai village has 487 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerai has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Kerai covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerai falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Kerai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kerai.

Kerai is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kerai today is likely to be higher.

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