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About Kerki Village

Kerki is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 167 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832113
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 167
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 179th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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. The nearest villages by name are Karko, Kashida, Katanga and Kendmundi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kerki

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerki village had a population of 328. That makes it the 179th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Kerki village has 167 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerki has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kerki is 832113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerki covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerki falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kerki 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 Kerki.

Kerki is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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