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About Keriya Village

Keriya is a small village in Masuda tehsil, in the district of Ajmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 290 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 693 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 305401, 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 Masuda
Pincode 305401
Area (hectares) 485.33 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 290
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 693
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 112th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents. Its 485.33 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

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 - 10 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 30 km from Ajmer, and the nearest railway station is Jharwasaa, about 7.7 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 railway station Jharwasaa 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Masuda 16 km
Nearest town Nasīrābād 17 km
District headquarters Ajmer 30 km

Villages closest to Keriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masuda 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 491. That makes it the 112th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents.

Keriya village has 290 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keriya has about 693 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Keriya is 305401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keriya covers 485.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keriya falls under Masuda tehsil of Ajmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Keriya is Jharwasaa, about 7.7 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 km distance for Keriya.

Keriya is about 30 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 Masuda tehsil of Ajmer district. Jharwasaa is about 7.7 km away. Masuda is about 16 km away. Nasīrābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deomagri (2.2 km), Chawadiya (2.5 km) and Jaliya (3.0 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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