Ketar is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.
Ketar a Taluka/Block, is located 61 km from Garhwa. Ketar is located near sone river.
According to the 2011 census of India, Ketar CD block had a total population of 50,821, all of which were rural. Ketar had a sex ratio of 916 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 61.29%. Population in the age range 0âÂÂ6 years was 8,745. Scheduled Castes numbered 12,075 (23.76%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 6,653 (13.09%).
Hindus are the majority community in the block.
The majority language spoken in this block is Hindi and a dialect of Magahi.