# Kekara Village, Garhakota, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhakota, Sagar 

# Kekara

Kekara is a village in Garhakota sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,020 people in 246 households**, the 30th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,020people (2011)
- 246households
- 82.4%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Kekara PIN code and other codes

Kekara falls in Garhakota sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRehli
- Census village code461025

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

## How far is Kekara from nearby towns?

- Garhakota (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Garhakota (nearest town)7 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 Kekara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garha Kota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Kekara known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 94% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kekara

Of every 100 households in Kekara in 2011, 71 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kekara · ■ Garhakota rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**23%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**40%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kekara?

■ Kekara · ■ Garhakota rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**922

Working population ****39.2%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 71.9% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 90 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (63%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%)

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 Garhakota

- Ranguwan1,212 people
- Jhunda1,166 people
- Barkhera Gautam1,152 people
- Sevas1,113 people
- Berkheri Kalan973 people
- Khejra952 people
- Bichhiya945 people
- Charkhari939 people

[All 109 villages in Garhakota](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/garhakota/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kekara from Sagar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kekara?1,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekara in?Sagar district (Garhakota sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kekara?82.4% (Census 2011)