About Kerakhas Village

Kerakhas is a large village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,905, made up of 1,457 males and 1,448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerakhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerakhas village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakradharpur
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	378 hectares
Population	2,905
Male Population	1,457
Female Population	1,448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
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 Kerakhas compares

By the 2011 count Kerakhas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kerakhas

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

Kerakhas lies about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 8.9 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 Kerakhas
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	8.9 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Kerakhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakhas village had a population of 2,905. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Kerakhas village has 1,457 males and 1,448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakhas has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kerakhas is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakhas covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerakhas falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kerakhas is Chakradharpur, about 8.9 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 Kerakhas.

Kerakhas is about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerakhas is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 8.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.