# Ker Village, Dodamarg, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dodamarg, Sindhudurg 

# Ker

Ker is a village in Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416549**. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 172 households**, the 25th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 774people (2011)
- 172households
- 88.5%literacy
- 416549PIN code

## Ker PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ker is 416549.** Ker falls in Dodamarg sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416549
- Community development blockDodamarg
- Census village code566955

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

## How far is Ker from nearby towns?

- Kasai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)115 km by road
- Bicholi (nearest town)35 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 Ker?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ker; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhedshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ker known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and cashew**. About 9% of the 2,097 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Ker

Of every 100 households in Ker in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ker · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****54%**

**67%

Television ****33%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****57%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Ker?

■ Ker · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**911

Working population ****26.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 81.3% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (11%) · **■** Other work 56 (28%) · **■** Marginal 92 (46%)

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 Dodamarg

- Talkat964 people
- Kalane951 people
- Virdi943 people
- Kolzar823 people
- Bodade683 people
- Adali671 people
- Ambeli622 people
- Zare-1589 people

[All 62 villages in Dodamarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/dodamarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ker?416549
- How far is Ker from Oras Bk.?115 km by road
- What is the population of Ker?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ker in?Sindhudurg district (Dodamarg sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ker?88.5% (Census 2011)