# Kekra Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Kekra

Kekra is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 192 households**, the 139th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 940people (2011)
- 192households
- 75.5%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Kekra PIN code and other codes

Kekra falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490764

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

## How far is Kekra from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)10 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 Kekra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kekra; 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kekra known for?

About 74% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Kekra

Of every 100 households in Kekra in 2011, 59 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kekra · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kekra?

■ Kekra · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**927

Working population ****31.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (18%) · **■** Marginal 84 (28%)

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 Gadarwara

- Batesara976 people
- Chor Barhata967 people
- Dhokheda954 people
- Kudari949 people
- Khamghat937 people
- Khairi928 people
- Thunti914 people
- Khairi912 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kekra from Narsimhapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kekra?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekra in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kekra?75.5% (Census 2011)