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About Keriya Village

Keriya is a small village in Mandalgarh tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 41 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Mandalgarh
Pincode 311605
Area (hectares) 78.33 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 41
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
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 Keriya compares

By the 2011 count Keriya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 892 residents. Its 78.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Keriya

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

Keriya lies about 33 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Jodhpuriya, about 1.9 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 Jodhpuriya 1.9 km
Nearest town Begūn 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandalgarh 28 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 33 km

Villages closest to Keriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandalgarh 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 87. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 892 residents.

Keriya village has 41 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keriya has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Keriya is 311605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keriya covers 78.33 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 Mandalgarh tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Keriya is Jodhpuriya, about 1.9 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 Keriya.

Keriya is about 33 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keriya is in Mandalgarh tehsil of Bhilwara district. Jodhpuriya is about 1.9 km away. Begūn is about 22 km away. Mandalgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgarh (3.5 km), Mandi Gusaiyan (5.5 km) and Kundaliya (6.0 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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