# Keriya Village, Ghoda Dongri, Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul 

# Keriya

Keriya is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 95 households**, the 128th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 459people (2011)
- 95households
- 54.1%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Keriya PIN code and other codes

Keriya falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGhoda Dongari
- Census village code485862

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

## How far is Keriya from nearby towns?

- Betul (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sarni (nearest town)16 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 Keriya?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagdona
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, canal / river 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 Keriya known for?

The main crops are **dhan, soyabean and makka**. About 52% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Keriya

Of every 100 households in Keriya in 2011, 66 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keriya · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**64%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**74%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Keriya?

■ Keriya · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**975

Working population ****52.7%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 46.0% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 136 (56%)

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 Ghoda Dongri

- Sukadhana493 people
- Dangwa474 people
- Semartal470 people
- Ghodawadi459 people
- Shobhapur447 people
- Katasur440 people
- Chopna436 people
- Jamkhodar436 people

[All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/ghoda-dongri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keriya from Betul?30 km by road
- What is the population of Keriya?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keriya in?Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Keriya?54.1% (Census 2011)