# Kekariya Village, Pushparajgarh, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur 

# Kekariya

Kekariya is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 327 households**, the 46th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,304people (2011)
- 327households
- 53.4%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Kekariya PIN code and other codes

Kekariya falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPushparajgarh
- Census village code502215

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

## How far is Kekariya from nearby towns?

- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Anuppur (nearest town)75 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 Kekariya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamehati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pushparajgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kekariya known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and masoor**. About 46% of the 969 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 Kekariya

Of every 100 households in Kekariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kekariya · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**78%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**63%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kekariya?

■ Kekariya · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**953

Working population ****68.3%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 44.4% for women. 66% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 704 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 146 (16%)

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 Pushparajgarh

- Tarang1,355 people
- Chilihamar1,348 people
- Rausar Khar1,338 people
- Basantpur1,320 people
- Khamraudh1,284 people
- Ghuidadar1,274 people
- Gonda1,256 people
- Dharhar Kalan1,253 people

[All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kekariya from Anuppur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kekariya?1,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekariya in?Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kekariya?53.4% (Census 2011)