Kerai, Sundargarh

Kerai is a village located in the Sundargarh Tehsil of Sundargarh district of Odisha. The village falls in Sundargarh block and comes under Kirei Gram Panchayat.

As on June 2025, the current population of Kerai is 1.4 thousands out of which 707 are males and rest 668 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 945 females per 1000 males. There are around 151 teenagers in Kerai. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 967 persons can read and write. Total 162 people belonging to scheduled caste and 499 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 358 households in Kerai, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 569. The pincode of Kerai is 770073 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Kirei Sub Post office
• Baladmal Branch Post office
• Bhedabahal Branch Post office
• Pudajalanga Branch Post office
• Baragad Branch Post office

Schools

Kerai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Panchayat Samiti Science & Arts Higher Secondary School Bhedabahal
• Ekalabya Model High School, Sundargarh
• Govt.High School Bijulikhaman
• Baragad Govt. Girls High School
• Govt. High School Podajalanga

Hospitals

Kerai has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kirei Sub-Center
• Pudajalanga Sub-Center
• Bargad Sub-Center
• Bhedabahal Sub-Center

Banks

Kerai has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Kirei
• State Bank of India Bhedabahal
• Axis Bank Bhedabahal