About Kerua Village

Kerua is a large village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,737, made up of 1,974 males and 1,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2229.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerua village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Bhitarwar
Pincode	475220
Area (hectares)	2229.2 hectares
Population	3,737
Male Population	1,974
Female Population	1,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
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 Kerua compares

By the 2011 count Kerua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 2229.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Kerua

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

Kerua lies about 56 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 29 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 Kerua
Tehsil headquarters	Bhitarwar	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Dabra	29 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	56 km

Villages closest to Kerua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerua village had a population of 3,737. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Kerua village has 1,974 males and 1,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerua has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Kerua is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerua covers 2229.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerua falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kerua is Dabra, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kerua.

Kerua is about 56 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerua is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 6.5 km away. Dabra is about 29 km away. Gwalior is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.