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About Kerur Village

Kerur is a mid sized village in Sindgi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,463, made up of 747 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Sindgi
Pincode 586112
Area (hectares) 984.03 hectares
Population 1,463
Male Population 747
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kerur compares

By the 2011 count Kerur is the 86th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 984.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kerur

Kerur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalahalli, Kalkeri, Kannaguddihal and Kannolli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kerur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerur village had a population of 1,463. That makes it the 86th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Kerur village has 747 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kerur is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerur covers 984.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerur falls under Sindgi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kerur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kerur.

Kerur is in Sindgi tehsil of Bijapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kerur today is likely to be higher.

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