Kerar, Barabazar, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kerar


The village Kerar is located in Barabazar C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Barabazar Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Kerar


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kerar,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723127

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kerar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kerar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kerar is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kerar


As per available data from the year 2009, 374 persons live in 75 house holds in the village Kerar. There are 182 female individuals and 192 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.66% and males constitute 51.34% of the total population.

There are 51 scheduled tribes persons of which 21 are females and 30 are males. Females constitute 41.18% and males constitute 58.82% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 13.64% of the total population.

Population density of Kerar is 367.89 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kerar


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Total area of Kerar is 101.66 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 79.8 ha. About 55.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 16 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 13 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 8.26 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Kerar


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Kerar.

There is a government primary school in the village Kerar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kukurchori, which is less than 5 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bhabanipur, which is 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bhabanipur, which is 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

Colleges in Kerar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Barabazar, which is 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

Other Educational Facilities in Kerar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

Healthcare Facilities in Kerar


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kerar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kerar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kerar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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