# Keru Village, Latehar, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Latehar, Latehar 

# Keru

Keru is a village in Latehar sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,163 people in 401 households**, the 7th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.

- 2,163people (2011)
- 401households
- 56.0%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Keru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keru is 822126.** Keru falls in Latehar sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatMunger
- Community development blockLatehar
- Census village code367252

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

## How far is Keru from nearby towns?

- Latehar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)3 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)3 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 Keru?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Keru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Latehar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Latehar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Keru known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Keru

Of every 100 households in Keru in 2011, 23 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Keru · ■ Latehar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****26%**

**27%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Keru?

■ Keru · ■ Latehar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**57.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701**

**968

Working population ****42.5%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 46.0% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (24%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (11%) · **■** Marginal 481 (52%)

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 Latehar

- Demu2,808 people
- Bhusur2,502 people
- Tarwadih2,358 people
- Dhankara2,197 people
- Zalim Khurd2,109 people
- Munger2,095 people
- Hethpochra2,052 people
- Parsahi2,003 people

[All 166 villages in Latehar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/latehar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keru?822126
- How far is Keru from Latehar?3 km by road
- What is the population of Keru?2,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keru in?Latehar district (Latehar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Keru?56.0% (Census 2011)