# Keriya Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Keriya

Keriya is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 53 households**, the 217th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 274people (2011)
- 53households
- 56.1%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Keriya PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494457

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?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)95 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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?

About 3% of the 2,076 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 Keriya

Of every 100 households in Keriya in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keriya · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**73%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****70%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**50%

Own their home ****91%**

**89%

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 · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**950

Working population ****42.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 45% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (96%)

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 Jamai

- Mudni290 people
- Karanjpani286 people
- Danwa281 people
- Semar Kuhi280 people
- Hardoo264 people
- Pilhawadi264 people
- Dhadhara261 people
- Nonkhadak256 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keriya from Chhindwara?95 km by road
- What is the population of Keriya?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keriya in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Keriya?56.1% (Census 2011)