Village · Barkagaon, Hazaribagh # Keri Keri is a village in Barkagaon sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825311. The 2011 Census counted 626 people in 118 households, the 57th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 626 people (2011) - 118 households - 61.9% literacy - 825311 PIN code ## Keri PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Keri is 825311. Keri falls in Barkagaon sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825311 - Gram panchayat Keri Sikri - Community development block Barkagaon - Census village code 368802 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Keri from nearby towns? - Barkagaon (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ) 30 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Keri? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Keri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Barkagaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Keri known for? The main crops are rice. About 13% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Keri Of every 100 households in Keri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Keri · ■ Barkagaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 55% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 8% 2% - Drinking water within premises 3% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 37% - Use banking services 83% 56% - Television 11% 22% - Mobile phone 72% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 9% 16% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Keri? ■ Keri · ■ Barkagaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.9% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1115 948 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1444 929 - Working population 42.2% 38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 54.0% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 125 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 27 (10%) · ■ Marginal 106 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barkagaon - Saheda 765 people - Sukul Khapia 761 people - Barwania 647 people - Jorakath 641 people - Rudi 622 people - Urej 618 people - Urule 608 people - Isko 597 people All 83 villages in Barkagaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keri? 825311 - How far is Keri from Hazaribagh? 30 km by road - What is the population of Keri? 626 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keri in? Hazaribagh district (Barkagaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Keri? 61.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/keri/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.