About Kera Village

Kera is one of the larger villages in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,475, made up of 2,802 males and 2,673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kera village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	495557
Area (hectares)	1063.49 hectares
Population	5,475
Male Population	2,802
Female Population	2,673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kera compares

By the 2011 count Kera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 1063.49 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kera

Kera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kera from other places

Kera lies about 83 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 26 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 Kera
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	16 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	20 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	26 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	83 km

Villages closest to Kera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kera village had a population of 5,475. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kera village has 2,802 males and 2,673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kera has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kera is 495557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kera covers 1063.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kera falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kera is Bhatapara, about 26 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kera.

Kera is about 83 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kera is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Nawagarh is about 16 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Bhatapara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.