# Kerki Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Kerki

Kerki is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832113**. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 66 households**, the 184th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 328people (2011)
- 66households
- 68.3%literacy
- 832113PIN code

## Kerki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerki is 832113.** Kerki falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832113
- Gram panchayatKantaga
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379646

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

## How far is Kerki from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)30 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 Kerki?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kerki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarikela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamsedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kerki known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 36% of the 134 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 Kerki

Of every 100 households in Kerki in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerki · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****79%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**11%

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 Kerki?

■ Kerki · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**969

Working population ****43.9%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 52.1% for women. 55% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (28%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 40 (28%)

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 Gobindpur

- Hatisiring334 people
- Raghunathpur333 people
- Arahasa331 people
- Nagadi329 people
- Kendmuri327 people
- Barubera324 people
- Rabankocha322 people
- Mundakati319 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerki?832113
- How far is Kerki from Sarikela-Kharswana?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kerki?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerki in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kerki?68.3% (Census 2011)