Kerap Population, Caste, Working Data Aurangabad, Bihar - Census 2011

Kerap is a village situated in Rafiganj block of Aurangabad district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,418 families residing in the village Kerap. The total population of Kerap is 9,622 out of which 5,088 are males and 4,534 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kerap is 891.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kerap village is 1762 which is 18% of the total population. There are 883 male children and 879 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kerap is 995 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (891) of Kerap village.

Population
9,622
Families
1,418
Literacy
68.49%
Sex Ratio
891

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kerap is 68.5%. Thus Kerap village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.7% of Aurangabad district. The male literacy rate is 78.17% and the female literacy rate is 57.35% in Kerap village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kerap village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kerap Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kerap village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,762 883 879
Literacy 68.49% 78.17% 57.35%
Scheduled Caste 2,347 1,237 1,110
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 4,239 1,801 2,438

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kerap village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kerap village out of total population, 2,650 were engaged in work activities. 67.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,650 workers engaged in Main Work, 344 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 602 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,786 1,528 258
Cultivators 344 295 49
Agriculture Labourer 602 505 97
Household Industries 115 88 27
Other Workers 725 640 85
Marginal Workers 864 652 212
Non Working 6,972 2,908 4,064

Nearby Villages to Kerap,

Below are the list of villages near Kerap village in Rafiganj.

Village Population
Phesra 839
Khairi 609
Maripur 603
Salempur 39
Karmi 1,195
Patoikhurd 451
Karma masud 1,246
Patoi 207
Ahamadpur 1,340
Karuna Baruna 1,476

Reference