# Kerur Village, Sindgi, Bijapur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/kerur/ Village · Sindgi, Bijapur # Kerur Kerur is a village in Sindgi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,463 people in 268 households**, the 88th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 1,463people (2011) - 268households - 55.7%literacy - 586112PIN code ## Kerur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kerur is 586112.** Kerur falls in Sindgi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka. - PIN code586112 - Gram panchayatGabasavalgi - Community development blockSindgi - Census village code599334 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? - Sindgi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Sindgi (nearest town)19 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kerur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sindgi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sindgi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Moratagi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 **sugar cane, ground nut and bajra**. About 98% of the 984 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kerur · ■ Sindgi rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **78% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****60%** **67% Television ****10%** **30% Mobile phone ****32%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****64%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **90% 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 · ■ Sindgi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **920 Working population ****30.5%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 42.5% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%) 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 Sindgi - Benakotgi1,522 people - Bableshwar1,518 people - Tirupatinagar1,508 people - Alahalli1,499 people - Basavanagar1,435 people - Dhavalar1,369 people - Nivalkhed1,342 people - Hittinahalli1,331 people [All 150 villages in Sindgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kerur?586112 - How far is Kerur from Bijapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Kerur?1,463 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerur in?Bijapur district (Sindgi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kerur?55.7% (Census 2011)