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About Kero Village

Kero is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 818 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kero Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kero village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 818
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kero compares

By the 2011 count Kero is the 15th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kero

Kero is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kero as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kero from other places

Kero lies about 34 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 24 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 Kero
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 11 km
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 24 km
District headquarters Godda 34 km

Villages closest to Kero

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 Kero

As per the Census of India 2011, Kero village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 15th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Kero village has 818 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kero has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kero is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kero covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kero falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kero is Tinpahar Junction, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Kero.

Kero is about 34 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kero is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 11 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 24 km away. Godda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesarogora (under 2 km), Karakdoni (2.5 km) and Kamugora (2.6 km).

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

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