# Kerul Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/kerul/ Village · Ashti, Bid # Kerul Kerul is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,610 people in 537 households**, the 19th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,610people (2011) - 537households - 77.2%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Kerul PIN code and other codes Kerul falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAshti - Census village code558789 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerul from nearby towns? - Ashti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bid (district HQ)85 km by road - Pathardi (nearest town)38 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 Kerul? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kerul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ashti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Kerul known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, jowar and bajra**. About 59% of the 1,170 hectares of village land is sown, and 544 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 Kerul Of every 100 households in Kerul in 2011, 62 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kerul · ■ Ashti rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **72% Toilet within the home ****6%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****3%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **88% Use banking services ****60%** **58% Television ****32%** **32% Mobile phone ****63%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **25% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Kerul? ■ Kerul · ■ Ashti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788** **830 Working population ****55.9%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 981 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (14%) · **■** Household industry 51 (3%) · **■** Other work 107 (7%) · **■** Marginal 121 (8%) 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 Ashti - Takalsing2,753 people - Pimpla2,673 people - Jamgaon2,640 people - Nimgaon Chaubha2,631 people - Pandhari2,536 people - Chikhali2,516 people - Khilad2,482 people - Takali Amaya2,447 people [All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kerul from Bid?85 km by road - What is the population of Kerul?2,610 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerul in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kerul?77.2% (Census 2011)