# Kerha Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Kerha

Kerha is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 112 households**, the 123rd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 492people (2011)
- 112households
- 64.5%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Kerha PIN code and other codes

Kerha falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501625

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

## How far is Kerha from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)50 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)26 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 Kerha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kerha; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kerha known for?

The main crops are **chana, makka and urad**. About 26% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kerha

Of every 100 households in Kerha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerha · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****87%**

**67%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kerha?

■ Kerha · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**972

Working population ****54.5%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 46.2% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (35%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 96 (36%)

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 Jaitpur

- Padkher515 people
- Taraidol513 people
- Badaudi497 people
- Boda Tola494 people
- Doki Budi491 people
- Sagara490 people
- Dhuriyadol479 people
- Naugai471 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerha from Shahdol?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kerha?492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerha in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerha?64.5% (Census 2011)