About Keri Village

Keri is a large village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,118 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1232.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822107
Area (hectares)	1232.35 hectares
Population	2,199
Male Population	1,118
Female Population	1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
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 Keri compares

By the 2011 count Keri is the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 1232.35 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Keri

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

How far is Keri from other places

Keri lies about 42 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 9.5 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
Nearest railway station	Bukru	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	14 km
Nearest town	Churi	16 km
District headquarters	Latehar	42 km

Villages closest to Keri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keri village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Keri village has 1,118 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keri has about 967 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Keri is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keri covers 1232.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keri falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Keri is Bukru, about 9.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Keri.

Keri is about 42 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keri is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Bukru is about 9.5 km away. Balumath is about 14 km away. Churi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.