About Kereya Village

Kereya is one of the larger villages in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,731, made up of 2,870 males and 2,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3058.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kereya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kereya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Thethaitangar
Pincode	835226
Area (hectares)	3058.07 hectares
Population	5,731
Male Population	2,870
Female Population	2,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kereya compares

By the 2011 count Kereya is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 3058.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kereya

Kereya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kereya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kereya from other places

Kereya lies about 19 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 18 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 Kereya
Tehsil headquarters	Thethaitangar	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	18 km
District headquarters	Simdega	19 km

Villages closest to Kereya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kereya village had a population of 5,731. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Kereya village has 2,870 males and 2,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kereya has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kereya is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kereya covers 3058.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kereya falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kereya is Biramitrapur, about 18 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 village for Kereya.

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

Kereya is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 8.5 km away. Biramitrapur is about 18 km away. Simdega is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.