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About Kerur Village

Kerur is a large village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,657, made up of 1,365 males and 1,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701 hectares hectares.

Kerur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mukhed
Area (hectares) 701 hectares
Population 2,657
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 23rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 701 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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 56 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Karkheli, about 45 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 town Mukher 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukhed 27 km
Nearest railway station Karkheli 45 km
District headquarters Nanded 56 km

Villages closest to Kerur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukhed 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 2,657. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Kerur village has 1,365 males and 1,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Kerur covers 701 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 Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kerur is Karkheli, about 45 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 56 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 Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mukher is about 7.2 km away. Mukhed is about 27 km away. Karkheli is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhali (under 2 km), Tandli (2.4 km) and Bhagnurwadi (2.7 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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