Keroa Union () is a union parishad under Raipur Upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh. It has ten wards and covers an area of . There are four villages in the union: Enayetpur, Keroa, Lamchari, and Ludhua.
Demographics In the 2011 census, the union had a population of 30,668. The overall literacy rate was 65.5%, with the male literacy rate at 64.7% and the female at 66.1%. Keroa Union is predominately Muslim, with only 2.4% Hindu.
Infrastructure Infrastructure in Keroa is better than much of Bangladesh, although most roads remain unpaved. People usually use rickshaws and CNG autorickshaws for local transport. Most houses have electric connections,60.5% of houses are connected to the electricity grid. Less than half the households in Lakshmipur District have electricity. but load shedding remains as a big problem. Some homes are using renewable energy such as solar panels.4.2% of the households in Lakshmipur District have solar panels.
Drinking water comes predominantly from village tubes or wells.96.1% of drinking water comes from tubes or wells. Only 34% of homes in Keroa have water-sealed sanitary toilets and 15% remain without toilets; however, this is better than the national figure, as only 23% of homes in Bangladesh have water-sealed sanitary toilets while 43% remain without toilets.
Employment Most people work in agriculture,Of those employed in jobs outside the home and family plot, 66% were in agriculture. However, only 2.7% of the population had outside jobs. but the densely populated union7.4 people per acre, see Census Table C01, above suffers from a lack of arable land and as a result the people have to buy most of their food from the market. There are four local markets: Sunamgonj Bazar, Ludua Bazar, Noarhat/Mollar Hat, and Peer Fojlullah Bazar. A large number of locals are expatriates, mostly from the Middle East and other parts of Bangladesh.
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