About Kerwa Village

Kerwa is a mid sized village in Ramkanda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 437 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ramkanda
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	694 hectares
Population	862
Male Population	437
Female Population	425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerwa compares

By the 2011 count Kerwa is the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 694 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kerwa

Kerwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kerwa from other places

Kerwa lies about 31 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ramkanda	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Mangra	28 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	29 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	31 km

Villages closest to Kerwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwa village had a population of 862. That makes it the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Kerwa village has 437 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kerwa is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerwa covers 694 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerwa falls under Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kerwa is Mangra, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kerwa.

Kerwa is about 31 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerwa is in Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramkanda is about 4.6 km away. Mangra is about 28 km away. Medininagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.