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'''Kerur''' is a  village in the [[Sabang (community development block)|Sabang]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Kharagpur subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].  
'''Kerur''' is a  village in the [[Sabang (community development block)|Sabang]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Kharagpur subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].


==Geography==     
==Geography==     
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===Area overview===
===Area overview===
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have [[Laterite|lateritic]] soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page  27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date =  10 September  2020}}</ref> With a density of population of 787 per km<sup>2</sup>nearly 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |access-date =  10 September 2020}}</ref>
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have [[Laterite|lateritic]] soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page  27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date =  10 September  2020}}</ref> With a density of population of 787 per km<sup>2</sup>nearly 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |access-date =  10 September 2020}}</ref>


<small>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.</small>
<small>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.</small>
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.*For language details see [[Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion]]
.*For language details see [[Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion]]
==Education==
==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.<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://schools.org.in/paschim-medinipur/19201014003/kerur-high-school-u-pry.html| title = Kerur High School U Pry | publisher = Schools.org  |access-date =  19 August 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://schools.org.in/paschim-medinipur/19201014003/kerur-high-school-u-pry.html| title = Kerur High School U Pry | publisher = Schools.org  |access-date =  19 August 2020}}</ref>
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File:Baikuntha Nath Deul temple at Kerur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 07.jpg|Baikunthanath deul
File:Baikuntha Nath Deul temple at Kerur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 07.jpg|Baikunthanath deul
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<small>The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group</small>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]
[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]
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Kerur
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Kerur is located in India
Kerur
Kerur
Kerur (India)
Coordinates: 22°11′10″N 87°40′08″E / 22.1862°N 87.6688°E / 22.1862; 87.6688
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,652
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721155
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencySabang
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

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.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Kerur is located at 22°11′10″N 87°40′08″E / 22.1862°N 87.6688°E / 22.1862; 87.6688.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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]

Kerur picture gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kerur High School U Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

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