# Kerju Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/kerju/ Village · Sitapur, Surguja # Kerju Kerju is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **3,372 people in 696 households**, the 4th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 3,372people (2011) - 696households - 56.9%literacy - 497111PIN code ## Kerju PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kerju is 497111.** Kerju falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497111 - Gram panchayatKerju - Community development blockSitapur - Census village code433483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerju from nearby towns? - Sitapur (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)92 km by road - Sitapur (nearest town)42 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 Kerju? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kerju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kerju known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 72% of the 1,285 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kerju Of every 100 households in Kerju in 2011, 41 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kerju · ■ Sitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **63% Toilet within the home ****1%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****8%** **11% Mobile phone ****16%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kerju? ■ Kerju · ■ Sitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **982 Working population ****56.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 48.0% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,050 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (4%) · **■** Marginal 636 (33%) 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 Sitapur - Soor4,403 people - Deogarh4,370 people - Petla3,848 people - Kunmera3,226 people - Gersa2,904 people - Raikera2,723 people - Rajauti2,452 people [All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kerju?497111 - How far is Kerju from Ambikapur?92 km by road - What is the population of Kerju?3,372 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerju in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kerju?56.9% (Census 2011)