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About Kera Village

Kera is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 85 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 83.29 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 85
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Kera compares

By the 2011 count Kera is the 169th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 83.29 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kera

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

Kera lies about 38 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Kera
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 3.8 km
District headquarters Chamoli 38 km
Nearest town Almora 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Kera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kera village had a population of 167. That makes it the 169th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kera village has 85 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kera has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kera is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kera covers 83.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kera falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kera is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Kera.

Kera is about 38 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kera is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 3.8 km away. Chamoli is about 38 km away. Almora is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Main (under 2 km), Partha Chak Kuni (1.9 km) and Ratgaon Chak (3.3 km).

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

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