# Kerka Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/kerka/

Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur 

# Kerka

Kerka is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **130 people in 25 households**, the 137th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 130people (2011)
- 25households
- 73.0%literacy
- 173025PIN code

## Kerka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerka is 173025.** Kerka falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173025
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023377

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

## How far is Kerka from nearby towns?

- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)77 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)32 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 Kerka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kerka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagheta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kerka known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 26% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kerka

Of every 100 households in Kerka in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerka · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**96%

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

**54%

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

**45%

Tap water ****16%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**45%

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

**32%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****64%**

**76%

Television ****52%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**31%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****80%**

**88%

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 Kerka?

■ Kerka · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**928

Working population ****63.8%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 55.4% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (20%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 63 (76%)

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 Paonta Sahib

- Bhatna Kalyana176 people
- Charanwala161 people
- Garla Kyartu156 people
- Gatu Nawi148 people
- Salag Saddi121 people
- Sampda Shamsherpur104 people
- Janglot97 people
- Ganguwala61 people

[All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerka?173025
- How far is Kerka from Nahan?77 km by road
- What is the population of Kerka?130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerka in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerka?73.0% (Census 2011)