About Ker Village

Ker is a large village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,138, made up of 1,585 males and 1,553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ker village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	764 hectares
Population	3,138
Male Population	1,585
Female Population	1,553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ker compares

By the 2011 count Ker is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 764 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 972.

Getting to Ker

Ker is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ker as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ker from other places

Ker lies about 18 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 7.7 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 Ker
Nearest railway station	Kumandih	7.7 km
District headquarters	Latehar	18 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	25 km

Villages closest to Ker

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ker village had a population of 3,138. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Ker village has 1,585 males and 1,553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ker has about 980 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Ker is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ker covers 764 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ker falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ker is Kumandih, about 7.7 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 village for Ker.

Ker is about 18 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ker is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kumandih is about 7.7 km away. Latehar is about 18 km away. Lātehār is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.