# Kerajharia Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Kerajharia

Kerajharia is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497339**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 54 households**, the 79th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 196people (2011)
- 54households
- 84.4%literacy
- 497339PIN code

## Kerajharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerajharia is 497339.** Kerajharia falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497339
- Gram panchayatPusla
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431591

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

## How far is Kerajharia from nearby towns?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)18 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 Kerajharia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kerajharia; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katgodi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kerajharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 24% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kerajharia

Of every 100 households in Kerajharia in 2011, 17 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerajharia · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****9%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**21%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****82%**

**91%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**47%

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 Kerajharia?

■ Kerajharia · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**966

Working population ****66.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 79.7% for women. 66% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (9%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 107 (82%)

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 Sonhat

- Bhaluwar217 people
- Rajpuri204 people
- Dewtidand199 people
- Dhanpur199 people
- Turripani195 people
- Kewrabahra188 people
- Paschimpara183 people
- Paharpara182 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerajharia?497339
- How far is Kerajharia from Baikunthpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kerajharia?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerajharia in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerajharia?84.4% (Census 2011)