# Kerpa Village, Tilouthu, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/tilouthu/kerpa/ Village · Tilouthu, Rohtas # Kerpa Kerpa is a village in Tilouthu sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,973 people in 594 households**, the 6th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 3,973people (2011) - 594households - 70.2%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Kerpa PIN code and other codes Kerpa falls in Tilouthu sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKerpa - Community development blockTilouthu - Census village code252633 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerpa from nearby towns? - Tilouthu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)25 km by road - Dehri (nearest town)20 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 Kerpa? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kerpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Tilauthu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tilauthu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kerpa known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 35% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Kerpa Of every 100 households in Kerpa in 2011, 39 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kerpa · ■ Tilouthu rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **34% Toilet within the home ****29%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****78%** **71% Television ****34%** **23% Mobile phone ****86%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **14% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Kerpa? ■ Kerpa · ■ Tilouthu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **935 Working population ****33.9%** **32.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 60.4% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 266 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (11%) · **■** Household industry 167 (12%) · **■** Other work 144 (11%) · **■** Marginal 617 (46%) 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 Tilouthu - Ramdihra4,671 people - Malpura4,392 people - Chanpura4,310 people - Bhadokhra4,256 people - Sewahi3,377 people - Hurka3,145 people - Supa Sarae2,938 people - Chitauli2,736 people [All 65 villages in Tilouthu](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/tilouthu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kerpa from Sasaram?25 km by road - What is the population of Kerpa?3,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerpa in?Rohtas district (Tilouthu sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kerpa?70.2% (Census 2011)