# Kerai Village, Bibhutpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bibhutpur, Samastipur 

# Kerai

Kerai is a village in Bibhutpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,209 people in 1,942 households**, the 13th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 10,209people (2011)
- 1,942households
- 69.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Kerai PIN code and other codes

Kerai falls in Bibhutpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKerai
- Community development blockBibhutpur
- Census village code237158

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

## How far is Kerai from nearby towns?

- Bibhutpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (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 Kerai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kerai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Kerai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Kerai

Of every 100 households in Kerai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kerai · ■ Bibhutpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

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 Kerai?

■ Kerai · ■ Bibhutpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**945

Working population ****36.3%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 56.6% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,283 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,018 (27%) · **■** Household industry 64 (2%) · **■** Other work 243 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,098 (30%)

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 Bibhutpur

- Sakh Mohan11,938 people
- Mahamadpur Shakra11,604 people
- Desri urf Sahjahanpur10,911 people
- Mustafapur Bhath10,449 people
- Chak Habib8,890 people
- Mehsi7,924 people
- Mahthi Tola Alampur7,538 people
- Bharpura7,054 people

[All 44 villages in Bibhutpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bibhutpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerai from Samastipur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kerai?10,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerai in?Samastipur district (Bibhutpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kerai?69.2% (Census 2011)