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About Kerur Village

Kerur is a small village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 173 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Tuljapur
Pincode 413603
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 173
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerur compares

By the 2011 count Kerur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kerur

Kerur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kerur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 45 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Hotgi Junction, about 31 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 Tuljapur 26 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Hotgi Junction 31 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 45 km

Villages closest to Kerur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tuljapur 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 314. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Kerur village has 173 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerur has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kerur is 413603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerur covers 276 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 Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kerur is Hotgi Junction, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kerur.

Kerur is about 45 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerur is in Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljapur is about 26 km away. Tuljāpur is about 26 km away. Hotgi Junction is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirgapur (1.8 km), Babhalgaon (2.2 km) and Itkal (2.5 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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