About Kerar Village

Kerar is a mid sized village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 456 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1831 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Peshrar
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	1831 hectares
Population	907
Male Population	456
Female Population	451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
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 Kerar compares

By the 2011 count Kerar is the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 1831 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 980.

Getting to Kerar

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

Kerar lies about 28 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 12 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 Kerar
Tehsil headquarters	Peshrar	10 km
Nearest railway station	Demu	12 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	28 km

Villages closest to Kerar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerar village had a population of 907. That makes it the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Kerar village has 456 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerar has about 989 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Kerar is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerar covers 1831 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerar falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kerar is Demu, about 12 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 Kerar.

Kerar is about 28 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerar is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about 10 km away. Demu is about 12 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.