# Keri Village, Gumia, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gumia, Bokaro 

# Keri

Keri is a village in Gumia sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 312 households**, the 28th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 312households
- 48.5%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Keri PIN code and other codes

Keri falls in Gumia sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatTikahara
- Community development blockGumia
- Census village code362414

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?

- Gumia (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)80 km by road
- Phusro (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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lalpania
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps 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 Keri known for?

The main crops are **rice, makka and hari sabji**. Products made here include eetbhata, murgapalan, bakkerey, tokri nirman and baskatery. About 29% of the 589 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keri · ■ Gumia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

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

**8%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**70%

Use banking services ****37%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Keri?

■ Keri · ■ Gumia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**951

Working population ****44.2%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 38.3% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 453 (60%)

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 Gumia

- Jagesar1,907 people
- Gangpur1,769 people
- Siari1,738 people
- Kurknalo1,711 people
- Katwari1,612 people
- Tilaiya1,578 people
- Gomi Karmatanr1,482 people
- Chhotki Sidhbara1,435 people

[All 117 villages in Gumia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/gumia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keri from Bokaro?80 km by road
- What is the population of Keri?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keri in?Bokaro district (Gumia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Keri?48.5% (Census 2011)