# Kerur Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikodi, Belgaum 

# Kerur

Kerur is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591213**. The 2011 Census counted **14,758 people in 2,878 households**, the 3rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 14,758people (2011)
- 2,878households
- 66.7%literacy
- 591213PIN code

## Kerur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerur is 591213.** Kerur falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591213
- Gram panchayatKerur
- Community development blockChikodi
- Census village code597190

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kerur from nearby towns?

- Chikodi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)85 km by road
- Chikodi (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kerur?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Kerur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikodi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chikodi
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kerur known for?

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and soyabean**. About 79% of the 3,917 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,681 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kerur

Of every 100 households in Kerur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kerur · ■ Chikodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****25%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****82%**

**76%

Television ****53%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kerur?

■ Kerur · ■ Chikodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**901

Working population ****57.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4,825 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (7%) · **■** Household industry 35 (0%) · **■** Other work 852 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2,194 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chikodi

- Boragaon16,010 people
- Examba15,224 people
- Khadaklat12,155 people
- Hirekudi11,946 people
- Bedkihal11,355 people
- Ankali11,261 people

[All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerur?591213
- How far is Kerur from Belgaum?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kerur?14,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerur in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kerur?66.7% (Census 2011)