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About Ker Village

Ker is a mid sized village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 492 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 668 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ker village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343029
Area (hectares) 668 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 492
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ker compares

By the 2011 count Ker is the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 668 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 943.

Getting to Ker

Ker is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ker as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ker from other places

Ker lies about 72 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Malwara, about 6.6 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 Ker
Nearest railway station Malwara 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 12 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 27 km
District headquarters Jalor 72 km

Villages closest to Ker

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ker village had a population of 967. That makes it the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Ker village has 492 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ker has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ker is 343029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ker covers 668 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ker falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ker is Malwara, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ker.

Ker is about 72 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ker is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Malwara is about 6.6 km away. Raniwara is about 12 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuliya (2.2 km), Surajwara (3.0 km) and Malwara (3.7 km).

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

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