# Kekrad Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur 

# Kekrad

Kekrad is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495692**. The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 201 households**, the 98th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 987people (2011)
- 201households
- 59.7%literacy
- 495692PIN code

## Kekrad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kekrad is 495692.** Kekrad falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495692
- Gram panchayatKureli
- Community development blockTakhatpur
- Census village code438624

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

## How far is Kekrad from nearby towns?

- Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)25 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 Kekrad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kekrad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakrra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Kekrad known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 63% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kekrad

Of every 100 households in Kekrad in 2011, 95 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kekrad · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**27%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kekrad?

■ Kekrad · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**956

Working population ****46.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 43.1% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 356 (78%)

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 Takhatpur

- Medhpar Bazar1,011 people
- Singhanpuri Bazar1,006 people
- Jareli1,003 people
- Udela989 people
- Deori Khurd985 people
- Bindhyasar946 people
- Khapri942 people
- Barganryt935 people

[All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kekrad?495692
- How far is Kekrad from Bilaspur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kekrad?987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekrad in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kekrad?59.7% (Census 2011)