Geographic Location of Kerju

The village Kerju is located in Sitapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kerju Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sitapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sitapur, which is about 42 kilometers away from Kerju.

Travel and Communication for Kerju

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kerju,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497111

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kerju

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

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

Social Structure of Kerju

As per available data from the year 2009, 3372 persons live in 696 house holds in the village Kerju. There are 1695 female individuals and 1677 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.27% and males constitute 49.73% of the total population.

There are 183 scheduled castes persons of which 90 are females and 93 are males. Females constitute 49.18% and males constitute 50.82% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.43% of the total population.

There are 2809 scheduled tribes persons of which 1422 are females and 1387 are males. Females constitute 50.62% and males constitute 49.38% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 83.3% of the total population.

Population density of Kerju is 262.35 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kerju

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Total area of Kerju is 1285.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 930.93 ha. About 992.61 ha is un-irrigated area. About 14.21 ha is irrigated area. About 10.11 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 0.61 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.49 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 36.29 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 78.53 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 89.39 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 129.25 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 10.63 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kerju

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kerju.

There are 6 government primary schools in the village Kerju.

There are 3 government middle schools in the village Kerju.

There is a government secondary school in the village Kerju.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Kerju.

Colleges in Kerju

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 Sitapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kerju.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kerju

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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Kerju or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Kerju or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Kerju

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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kerju.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Kerju.

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

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

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Kerju or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kerju.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Kerju.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kerju.

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