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About Kerla Village

Kerla is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 558 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 306401
Area (hectares) 1296.14 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 558
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerla compares

By the 2011 count Kerla is the 42nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 1296.14 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kerla

Kerla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 15 km from Pali, 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
Tehsil headquarters Pali 15 km
Nearest town Pāli 15 km

Villages closest to Kerla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pali 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 1,111. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Kerla village has 558 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerla has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kerla is 306401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerla covers 1296.14 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 Pali tehsil of Pali 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kerla.

Kerla is about 15 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerla is in Pali tehsil of Pali district. Kairla is about 6.6 km away. Pali is about 15 km away. Pāli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muliawas (3.0 km), Baldo Ki Dhani (4.1 km) and Roopawas (4.1 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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