# Kerakado Village, Khaira, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khaira, Jamui 

# Kerakado

Kerakado is a village in Khaira sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,521 people in 454 households**, the 33rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,521people (2011)
- 454households
- 56.1%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Kerakado PIN code and other codes

Kerakado falls in Khaira sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharainch
- Community development blockKhaira
- Census village code259146

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

## How far is Kerakado from nearby towns?

- Khaira (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)15 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 Kerakado?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kerakado; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhajha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Kerakado known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Kerakado

Of every 100 households in Kerakado in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerakado · ■ Khaira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kerakado?

■ Kerakado · ■ Khaira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**953

Working population ****44.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 41.7% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (41%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 235 (21%) · **■** Marginal 303 (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 Khaira

- Harni2,734 people
- Jogajhingoal2,704 people
- Bojhait2,697 people
- Changodih2,603 people
- Bariarpur2,501 people
- Gangti2,455 people
- tihia2,439 people
- Singarpur2,331 people

[All 96 villages in Khaira](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/khaira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerakado from Jamui?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kerakado?2,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerakado in?Jamui district (Khaira sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kerakado?56.1% (Census 2011)