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About Kerawari Village

Kerawari is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 598 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerawari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 184.19 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 598
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kerawari compares

By the 2011 count Kerawari is the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 184.19 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kerawari

The census records public bus service for Kerawari as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanrbandhi, Kansra, Karmadi and Kashidi. 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 Kerawari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerawari village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Kerawari village has 598 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerawari has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kerawari is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerawari covers 184.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerawari falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kerawari.

Kerawari is in Jhalda I 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 Kerawari today is likely to be higher.

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