About Kerki Village

Kerki is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 245 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Panki
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	472
Male Population	245
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 Kerki compares

By the 2011 count Kerki is the 104th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kerki

Kerki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kerki 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 Kerki from other places

Kerki lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 11 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 Kerki
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	11 km
Nearest town	Gumia	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Panki	27 km
District headquarters	Palamu	27 km

Villages closest to Kerki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerki village had a population of 472. That makes it the 104th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Kerki village has 245 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerki has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kerki is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerki covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerki falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kerki is Dumri Bihar, about 11 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 Kerki.

Kerki is about 27 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerki is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 11 km away. Gumia is about 14 km away. Panki is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.