About Kerkera Village

Kerkera is a mid sized village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 908 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerkera village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Karanjia
Pincode	757037
Area (hectares)	440 hectares
Population	1,814
Male Population	908
Female Population	906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerkera compares

By the 2011 count Kerkera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kerkera

Kerkera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerkera as Available within village. 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 Kerkera from other places

Kerkera lies about 84 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 35 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 Kerkera
Tehsil headquarters	Karanjia	6.6 km
Nearest town	Karanjiā	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kendujhargarh	35 km
District headquarters	Mayurbhanj	84 km

Villages closest to Kerkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerkera village had a population of 1,814. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Kerkera village has 908 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerkera has about 998 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kerkera is 757037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerkera covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerkera falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kerkera is Kendujhargarh, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kerkera.

Kerkera is about 84 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerkera is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 6.6 km away. Karanjiā is about 6.6 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.