# Kera Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/kera/ Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kera Kera is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495557**. The 2011 Census counted **5,475 people in 1,130 households**, the 2nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 5,475people (2011) - 1,130households - 73.2%literacy - 495557PIN code ## Kera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kera is 495557.** Kera falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495557 - Gram panchayatKera - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code436803 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kera from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)36 km by road - Shivrinarayan (nearest town)13 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 Kera? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Kera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kharod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deori - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Kera known for? The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and tivra**. Products made here include handloom. About 63% of the 1,063 hectares of village land is sown, and 648 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 Kera Of every 100 households in Kera in 2011, 69 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kera · ■ Nawagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **86% Toilet within the home ****23%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **90% Tap water ****29%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **99% Use banking services ****29%** **28% Television ****37%** **32% Mobile phone ****38%** **28% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **29% Own their home ****81%** **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 Kera? ■ Kera · ■ Nawagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **954 Working population ****57.6%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 464 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (14%) · **■** Household industry 119 (4%) · **■** Other work 438 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,684 (53%) 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 Nawagarh - Salkhan7,251 people - Mahant4,600 people - Tusma4,427 people - Kataud4,397 people - Semra4,219 people [All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kera?495557 - How far is Kera from Janjgir?36 km by road - What is the population of Kera?5,475 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kera in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kera?73.2% (Census 2011)