About Kerur Village

Kerur is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,758, made up of 7,632 males and 7,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3917.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591213
Area (hectares)	3917.32 hectares
Population	14,758
Male Population	7,632
Female Population	7,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kerur compares

By the 2011 count Kerur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 3917.32 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerur from other places

Kerur lies about 70 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kerur
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Chikodi Road	17 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	70 km

Villages closest to Kerur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikodi tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Kerur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerur village had a population of 14,758. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Kerur village has 7,632 males and 7,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kerur is 591213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerur covers 3917.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerur falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerur is Chikodi Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kerur.

Kerur is about 70 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerur is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi is about 7.5 km away. Chikodi Road is about 17 km away. Belgaum is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.