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About Kerwa Village

Kerwa is one of the larger villages in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,714, made up of 2,746 males and 2,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Pincode 841411
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 5,714
Male Population 2,746
Female Population 2,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kerwa compares

By the 2011 count Kerwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kerwa

The census records public bus service for Kerwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerwa from other places

Kerwa lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 1.8 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 Kerwa
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 1.8 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 22 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Kerwa

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

Common questions about Kerwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwa village had a population of 5,714. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Kerwa village has 2,746 males and 2,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwa has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kerwa is 841411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerwa covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerwa falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kerwa is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kerwa is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerwa is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 1.8 km away. Marhaura is about 9.3 km away. Ishupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauria (1.6 km), Chakahan (2.2 km) and Dhama (2.2 km).

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

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