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About Keraya Village

Keraya is a large village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,140, made up of 1,095 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keraya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 769.71 hectares
Population 2,140
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Keraya compares

By the 2011 count Keraya is the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 769.71 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Keraya

Keraya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Keraya 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Juradih, Kadamdih, Kana and Karma. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Keraya

As per the Census of India 2011, Keraya village had a population of 2,140. That makes it the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Keraya village has 1,095 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keraya has about 954 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Keraya is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keraya covers 769.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keraya falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Keraya notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Keraya is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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