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About Kerbar Village

Kerbar is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 614 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerbar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 614
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kerbar compares

By the 2011 count Kerbar is the 27th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kerbar

Kerbar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kerbar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerbar from other places

Kerbar lies about 6.4 km from Pathargama, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 13 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 Kerbar
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Godda 13 km

Villages closest to Kerbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerbar village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 27th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Kerbar village has 614 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerbar has about 966 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 953.

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

Kerbar covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerbar falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kerbar is Godda, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kerbar.

Kerbar is about 6.4 km from Pathargama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerbar is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 6.4 km away. Godda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerwar (under 2 km), Kerwar Ghat (under 2 km) and Dhobdiha (under 2 km).

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

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