Kerur, Paschim Medinipur

Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kerur is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Kerur
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Kerur
Kerur (India)
Coordinates: 22.1862°N 87.6688°E / 22.1862; 87.6688
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
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1,652
Languages
  OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721155
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencySabang
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in
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Adasimla (H)
Tilantapara
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Tilantapara (H)
Shrirampur
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Shrirampur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Kolanda
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Kolanda, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Kerur
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Dubrajpur
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Dubrajpur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
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Bhemwa (H)
Kurumbera Fort
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Kurumbera Fort (H)
Moghalmari
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Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (R)
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Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (R)
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Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur (R)
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Lutunia (R)
Khandrui
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Khandrui (R)
Keshiary
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Keshiary (R)
Kashmuli
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Kashmuli (R)
Dhaneswarpur
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Dhaneswarpur (R)
Dantan
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Dantan (R)
Belda
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Belda (R)
Deuli
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Chaulia
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Chaulia (CT)
Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kerur is located at 22.1862°N 87.6688°E / 22.1862; 87.6688.

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kerur had a total population of 1,652, of which 847 (51%) were males and 805 (51%) were females. There were 200 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Kerur was 1,258 (86.64% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion

Education

Kerur High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1970. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It has a library with 594 books, 10 computers and a playground.[4]

References

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