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About Bara Kerlo Village

Bara Kerlo is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 188 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Bara Kerlo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kerlo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 188
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Kerlo compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kerlo is the 106th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bara Kerlo

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

Bara Kerlo lies about 46 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Bara Kerlo
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 20 km
District headquarters Godda 46 km

Villages closest to Bara Kerlo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor 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 Bara Kerlo

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kerlo village had a population of 377. That makes it the 106th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bara Kerlo village has 188 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kerlo has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Bara Kerlo covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Kerlo falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kerlo is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 for Bara Kerlo.

Bara Kerlo is about 46 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kerlo is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Boarijor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisabaran (under 2 km), Bara Amra (under 2 km) and Bara Basgi (under 2 km).

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

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