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About Keri Village

Keri is a mid sized village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 296 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 296
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keri compares

By the 2011 count Keri is the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Keri

Keri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Keri from other places

Keri lies about 22 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 14 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 Keri
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Bes 14 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 22 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 22 km

Villages closest to Keri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keri village had a population of 626. That makes it the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Keri village has 296 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keri has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Keri is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keri covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keri falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Keri is Bes, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keri.

Keri is about 22 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keri is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 2.5 km away. Bes is about 14 km away. Hazaribagh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikri (under 2 km), Sonbarsa (2.4 km) and Sirma (2.5 km).

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

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