# Kerka Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nabinagar, Aurangabad 

# Kerka

Kerka is a village in Nabinagar sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,423 people in 519 households**, the 8th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 3,423people (2011)
- 519households
- 66.8%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Kerka PIN code and other codes

Kerka falls in Nabinagar sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKeraka
- Community development blockNabinagar
- Census village code253795

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kerka from nearby towns?

- Nabinagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nabinagar (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kerka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kerka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nabinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kerka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 839 hectares of village land is sown, and 657 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kerka

Of every 100 households in Kerka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kerka · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**56%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kerka?

■ Kerka · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**940

Working population ****40.8%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (26%) · **■** Household industry 159 (11%) · **■** Other work 194 (14%) · **■** Marginal 526 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nabinagar

- Kanker3,877 people
- Bariyawan3,794 people
- Tanrwa3,672 people
- Barem3,473 people
- Tendua3,364 people
- Tenua3,350 people
- Simri Dhamni3,194 people
- Chandar Garh3,080 people

[All 331 villages in Nabinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerka from Aurangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kerka?3,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerka in?Aurangabad district (Nabinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kerka?66.8% (Census 2011)