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About Kerla Village

Kerla is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 398 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 935.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342012
Area (hectares) 935.29 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 398
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Kerla compares

By the 2011 count Kerla is the 81st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 935.29 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kerla

Kerla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kerla 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 Kerla from other places

Kerla lies about 56 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kairla, 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 Kerla
Nearest railway station Kairla 6.6 km
Nearest town Pāli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 29 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 56 km

Villages closest to Kerla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerla village had a population of 795. That makes it the 81st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Kerla village has 398 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerla has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kerla is 342012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerla covers 935.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerla falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kerla is Kairla, about 6.6 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 Kerla.

Kerla is about 56 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerla is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kairla is about 6.6 km away. Pāli is about 15 km away. Luni 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 Vishnu Ki Dhani (14 km), Mukanpura (15 km) and Boranara (18 km).

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

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