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About Kerabir Village

Kerabir is a small village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 220 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerabir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerabir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 564 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 220
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
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 Kerabir compares

By the 2011 count Kerabir is the 59th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 564 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kerabir

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

Kerabir lies about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Kerabir
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 8.9 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 20 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Kerabir

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

Common questions about Kerabir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerabir village had a population of 473. That makes it the 59th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Kerabir village has 220 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerabir has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kerabir is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerabir covers 564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerabir falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kerabir notes the nearest railway station 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 Kerabir.

Kerabir is about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerabir is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 8.9 km away. Chakradharpur is about 20 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nachalda (2.5 km), Bilaiti Tola (2.5 km) and Kudaburu (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kerabir today is likely to be higher.

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