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About Keriya Village

Keriya is a small village in Kishangarh tehsil, in the district of Ajmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 198 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 305402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Ajmer
Tehsil Kishangarh
Pincode 305402
Area (hectares) 365.51 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 198
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keriya compares

By the 2011 count Keriya is the 143rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents. Its 365.51 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Keriya

Keriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keriya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Keriya from other places

Keriya lies about 36 km from Ajmer, and the nearest railway station is Nasirabad, about 28 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 Keriya
Nearest town Sarwar 19 km
Nearest railway station Nasirabad 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishangarh 29 km
District headquarters Ajmer 36 km

Villages closest to Keriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keriya village had a population of 390. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents.

Keriya village has 198 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keriya has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Keriya is 305402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keriya covers 365.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keriya falls under Kishangarh tehsil of Ajmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Keriya is Nasirabad, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keriya.

Keriya is about 36 km from Ajmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keriya is in Kishangarh tehsil of Ajmer district. Sarwar is about 19 km away. Nasirabad is about 28 km away. Kishangarh 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 Ankauriya (3.9 km), Gopalpura (4.3 km) and Jhadol (4.7 km).

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

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