About Kereng Village

Kereng is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 552 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kereng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kereng village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	863 hectares
Population	1,053
Male Population	552
Female Population	501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kereng compares

By the 2011 count Kereng is the 12th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 863 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kereng

Kereng is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kereng as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karaku, Katabil, Katkahi and Kerabar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kereng

As per the Census of India 2011, Kereng village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 12th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Kereng village has 552 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kereng has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kereng is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kereng covers 863 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.

Kereng falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kereng notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kereng.

Kereng is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.