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About Kerogoda Village

Kerogoda is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 40 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.81 hectares hectares.

Kerogoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerogoda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Area (hectares) 185.81 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 40
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
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 Kerogoda compares

By the 2011 count Kerogoda is the 162nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 185.81 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1022.

Getting to Kerogoda

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

Kerogoda lies about 11 km from Borio, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 13 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 Kerogoda
Tehsil headquarters Borio 11 km
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 13 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km

Villages closest to Kerogoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerogoda village had a population of 100. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kerogoda village has 40 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerogoda has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Kerogoda covers 185.81 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.

Kerogoda falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kerogoda is Sahibganj, about 13 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 Kerogoda.

Kerogoda is about 11 km from Borio in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerogoda is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 13 km away. Sāhibganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunman (under 2 km), Kadampur (under 2 km) and Partu Tola (1.9 km).

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

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