# Kekara Village, Guraru, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Guraru, Gaya 

# Kekara

Kekara is a village in Guraru sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 330 households**, the 22nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 330households
- 72.2%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Kekara PIN code and other codes

Kekara falls in Guraru sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKonchi
- Community development blockGuraru
- Census village code255484

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

## How far is Kekara from nearby towns?

- Guraru (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)25 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 Kekara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kekara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Kekara

Of every 100 households in Kekara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kekara · ■ Guraru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**49%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kekara?

■ Kekara · ■ Guraru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**946

Working population ****37.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 714 (84%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (9%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%)

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 Guraru

- Mathurapur2,361 people
- Bahera2,347 people
- Barwan2,340 people
- Asani2,266 people
- Bathani2,156 people
- Koriauna1,949 people
- Daulatpur Bariawan1,876 people
- Indil1,744 people

[All 80 villages in Guraru](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/guraru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kekara from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kekara?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekara in?Gaya district (Guraru sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kekara?72.2% (Census 2011)