# Ker Village, Konch, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Ker

Ker is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,818 people in 429 households**, the 17th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 2,818people (2011)
- 429households
- 57.8%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Ker PIN code and other codes

Ker falls in Konch sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKer
- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254577

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

## How far is Ker from nearby towns?

- Konch (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)10 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 Ker?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Ker known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Ker

Of every 100 households in Ker in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ker · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****14%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**47%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

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 Ker?

■ Ker · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**943

Working population ****40.4%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 39.8% for women. 43% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (35%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 305 (27%)

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 Konch

- Usas3,006 people
- Chobra2,938 people
- Korap2,908 people
- Murera2,827 people
- Parsanwan2,789 people
- Gararhi2,758 people
- Kurmanwan2,747 people
- Digghi2,711 people

[All 141 villages in Konch](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/konch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ker from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ker?2,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ker in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ker?57.8% (Census 2011)