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About Kera Village

Kera is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 314 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.14 hectares hectares.

Kera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 384.14 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 314
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Kera compares

By the 2011 count Kera is the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 384.14 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kera

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

Kera lies about 12 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 8.8 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 Kera
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 8.8 km
District headquarters Balaghat 12 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 28 km

Villages closest to Kera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kera village had a population of 622. That makes it the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Kera village has 314 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kera has about 981 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 1019.

Kera covers 384.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kera falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kera is Dhapewara, about 8.8 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 Kera.

Kera is about 12 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kera is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 8.8 km away. Balaghat is about 12 km away. Bālāghāt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagpur (15 km), Rengatola (16 km) and Mohgaon Khurd (18 km).

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

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