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About Kerur Village

Kerur is a large village in Biloli tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,134 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Biloli
Pincode 431505
Area (hectares) 1170 hectares
Population 2,244
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerur compares

By the 2011 count Kerur is the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents. Its 1170 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 967.

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 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 59 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chikna, about 29 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 Biloli 15 km
Nearest town Deglur 18 km
Nearest railway station Chikna 29 km
District headquarters Nanded 59 km

Villages closest to Kerur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biloli 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 2,244. That makes it the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents.

Kerur village has 1,134 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerur has about 979 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Kerur is 431505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerur covers 1170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerur falls under Biloli tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kerur is Chikna, about 29 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 village for Kerur.

Kerur is about 59 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerur is in Biloli tehsil of Nanded district. Biloli is about 15 km away. Deglur is about 18 km away. Chikna is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitmogra (2.6 km), Bijur (3.0 km) and Ajani (3.8 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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