About Kerwar Village

Kerwar is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 556 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Pathargama
Pincode	814147
Area (hectares)	261.15 hectares
Population	1,102
Male Population	556
Female Population	546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 Kerwar compares

By the 2011 count Kerwar is the 34th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 261.15 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kerwar

Kerwar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kerwar 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 Kerwar from other places

Kerwar 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 Kerwar
Tehsil headquarters	Pathargama	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Godda	13 km

Villages closest to Kerwar

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.

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Common questions about Kerwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwar village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 34th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Kerwar village has 556 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Kerwar covers 261.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerwar falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kerwar is Godda, about 13 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 Kerwar.

Kerwar 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.

Kerwar 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.