About Kerta Village

Kerta is a large village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,318, made up of 1,209 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerta village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	497223
Area (hectares)	793.86 hectares
Population	2,318
Male Population	1,209
Female Population	1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerta compares

By the 2011 count Kerta is the 9th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 793.86 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kerta

Kerta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerta 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. The nearest villages by name are Jajawal, Jhingadohar, Kanaknagar and Karanjwar. 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.

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Common questions about Kerta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerta village had a population of 2,318. That makes it the 9th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Kerta village has 1,209 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerta has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kerta is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerta covers 793.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerta falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kerta.

Kerta is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja 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.