# Keriya Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Keriya

Keriya is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 132 households**, the 127th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 668people (2011)
- 132households
- 63.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Keriya PIN code and other codes

Keriya falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494336

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?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pojara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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?

About 88% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keriya · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****88%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**941

Working population ****53.9%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 52.4% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 73 (20%)

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 Chaurai

- Giratiya Bisala674 people
- Hiwra Jaisingh669 people
- Jurtara669 people
- Lekhdi669 people
- Nilkanthi Kala668 people
- Mohagaon Khurd666 people
- Khairimata647 people
- Futera640 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keriya from Chhindwara?47 km by road
- What is the population of Keriya?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keriya in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Keriya?63.4% (Census 2011)