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About Kerur Village

Kerur is a mid sized village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,021, made up of 500 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 952.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585213
Area (hectares) 952.64 hectares
Population 1,021
Male Population 500
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerur compares

By the 2011 count Kerur is the 102nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 952.64 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 50 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Dudhani, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Dudhani 14 km
Nearest town Akalkot 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Aland 21 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 50 km

Villages closest to Kerur

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

Common questions about Kerur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerur village had a population of 1,021. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Kerur village has 500 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerur has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kerur is 585213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerur covers 952.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerur falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerur is Dudhani, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kerur is about 50 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerur is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Dudhani is about 14 km away. Akalkot is about 20 km away. Aland is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benisirur (under 2 km), Hithal Sirur (under 2 km) and Sirur (under 2 km).

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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