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About Kerupara Village

Kerupara is a small village in Gambegre tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 135 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerupara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerupara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Gambegre
Pincode 794005
Population 263
Male Population 135
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerupara compares

By the 2011 count Kerupara is the 48th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 220 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kerupara

Kerupara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kerupara as Available within 5 - 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 Kerupara from other places

Kerupara lies about 29 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 78 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 Kerupara
Tehsil headquarters Gambegre 16 km
Nearest town Tura 19 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 29 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 78 km

Villages closest to Kerupara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerupara village had a population of 263. That makes it the 48th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 220 residents.

Kerupara village has 135 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerupara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kerupara is 794005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerupara falls under Gambegre tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Kerupara is Mendipathar, about 78 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 10+ km distance for Kerupara.

Kerupara is about 29 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerupara is in Gambegre tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Gambegre is about 16 km away. Tura is about 19 km away. West Garo Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chongpotgre (4.1 km), Daluagre (7.6 km) and Rimrangpara (9.3 km).

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

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