# Kekarha Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Kekarha

Kekarha is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821111**. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 77 households**, the 111th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 566people (2011)
- 77households
- 75.0%literacy
- 821111PIN code

## Kekarha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kekarha is 821111.** Kekarha falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821111
- Gram panchayatDumari
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252153

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

## How far is Kekarha from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)18 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 Kekarha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kekarha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Babhani
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Torni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kekarha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Kekarha

Of every 100 households in Kekarha in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kekarha · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**71%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**53%

Television ****35%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kekarha?

■ Kekarha · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**953

Working population ****45.6%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 68.0% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 129 (50%)

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 Sheosagar

- Mauni614 people
- Niu595 people
- Saunja592 people
- Shahpur581 people
- Jigna560 people
- Torni560 people
- Markan538 people
- Morkap535 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kekarha?821111
- How far is Kekarha from Sasaram?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kekarha?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekarha in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kekarha?75.0% (Census 2011)