# Keri Village, Kalakote, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Keri

Keri is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,949 people in 641 households**, the 7th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 2,949people (2011)
- 641households
- 55.7%literacy
- 185202PIN code

## Keri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keri is 185202.** Keri falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185202
- Gram panchayatKeri
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001525

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

## How far is Keri from nearby towns?

- Kalakote (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sunderbani (nearest town)40 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 Keri?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Keri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Keri known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 14% of the 1,493 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Keri

Of every 100 households in Keri in 2011, 62 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keri · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**67%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Keri?

■ Keri · ■ Kalakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**866

Working population ****58.2%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 48.4% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 501 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 363 (21%) · **■** Marginal 814 (47%)

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 Kalakote

- Brehvi3,757 people
- Dalhote3,112 people
- Dali3,068 people
- Sialsui2,950 people
- Hari Chuma2,646 people
- Khabar1,934 people
- Barah1,664 people
- Marhote1,561 people

[All 69 villages in Kalakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keri?185202
- How far is Keri from Rajouri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Keri?2,949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keri in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Keri?55.7% (Census 2011)