# Kerua Village, Bhitarwar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/kerua/ Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior # Kerua Kerua is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **475220**. The 2011 Census counted **3,737 people in 742 households**, the 2nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 3,737people (2011) - 742households - 63.6%literacy - 475220PIN code ## Kerua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kerua is 475220.** Kerua falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. - PIN code475220 - Community development blockBhitarwar - Census village code454257 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerua from nearby towns? - Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Gwalior (district HQ)84 km by road - Bhitarwar (nearest town)9 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 Kerua? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kerua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dabra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kerua known for? The main crops are **chana, wheat and soyabean**. About 84% of the 2,229 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,542 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 Kerua Of every 100 households in Kerua in 2011, 39 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kerua · ■ Bhitarwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **59% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****23%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****19%** **28% Television ****33%** **27% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Kerua? ■ Kerua · ■ Bhitarwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **866 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **884 Working population ****52.2%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 52.9% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 533 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 470 (24%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 55 (3%) · **■** Marginal 845 (43%) 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 Bhitarwar - San Khini4,127 people - Bagwai3,478 people - Mastura3,378 people - Gohinda2,662 people - Mohangarh2,649 people [All 85 villages in Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kerua?475220 - How far is Kerua from Gwalior?84 km by road - What is the population of Kerua?3,737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerua in?Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kerua?63.6% (Census 2011)