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About Kerka Village

Kerka is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 64 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 64
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerka compares

By the 2011 count Kerka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kerka

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

Kerka lies about 37 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 35 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 Kerka
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 35 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 37 km

Villages closest to Kerka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Kerka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerka village had a population of 130. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kerka village has 64 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerka has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kerka is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerka covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerka falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kerka is Dehradun, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kerka.

Kerka is about 37 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerka is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 17 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Dehradun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tauru (under 2 km), Nagheta (1.8 km) and Bhaila (1.9 km).

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

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