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About Kerta Village

Kerta is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 71 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,380 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 56.64 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 71
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,380
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 Kerta compares

By the 2011 count Kerta is the 67th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 56.64 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kerta

Kerta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kerta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerta from other places

Kerta lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 7.5 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 Kerta
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Kerta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerta village had a population of 169. That makes it the 67th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kerta village has 71 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerta has about 1380 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Kerta is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerta covers 56.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerta falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kerta is Jawanwala Shahr, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kerta.

Kerta is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerta is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 7.5 km away. Baroh is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khukhnera (3.8 km), Lahru (4.9 km) and Than (5.0 km).

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

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