# Kerpe Village, Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur 

# Kerpe

Kerpe is a village in Bhopalpattnam sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494446**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 51 households**, the 57th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 272people (2011)
- 51households
- 5.3%literacy
- 494446PIN code

## Kerpe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerpe is 494446.** Kerpe falls in Bhopalpattnam sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494446
- Gram panchayatKerpe
- Community development blockBhopalpattnam
- Census village code450675

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

## How far is Kerpe from nearby towns?

- Bhopalpattanam (sub-district HQ)119 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bhopalpattanam (nearest town)119 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 Kerpe?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kerpe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Karkeli
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kutru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Kerpe known for?

The main crops are **paddy and kidney bean**. About 1% of the 3,662 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kerpe

Of every 100 households in Kerpe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kerpe · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**31%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kerpe?

■ Kerpe · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****5.3%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****482**

**991

Working population ****60.7%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 9.2% for men and 2.7% for women. 53% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 160 (97%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Bhopalpattnam

- Jajalguda292 people
- Metupalli291 people
- Timed277 people
- Kotaguda274 people
- Bade Kakler270 people
- Polem266 people
- Posadpalli266 people
- Somanpalli265 people

[All 183 villages in Bhopalpattnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerpe?494446
- How far is Kerpe from Bijapur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Kerpe?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerpe in?Bijapur district (Bhopalpattnam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerpe?5.3% (Census 2011)