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About Keerapalayam Village

Keerapalayam is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,516, made up of 1,730 males and 1,786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keerapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keerapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608602
Area (hectares) 212.07 hectares
Population 3,516
Male Population 1,730
Female Population 1,786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Keerapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Keerapalayam is the 16th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 212.07 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Keerapalayam

Keerapalayam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keerapalayam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keerapalayam from other places

Keerapalayam lies about 34 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kurinjipadi, about 8.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Keerapalayam
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kurinjipadi 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 14 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 34 km

Villages closest to Keerapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chidambaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Keerapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Keerapalayam village had a population of 3,516. That makes it the 16th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Keerapalayam village has 1,730 males and 1,786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keerapalayam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Keerapalayam is 608602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keerapalayam covers 212.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Keerapalayam falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keerapalayam is Kurinjipadi, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keerapalayam.

Keerapalayam is about 34 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keerapalayam is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kurinjippādi is about 6.1 km away. Kurinjipadi is about 8.4 km away. Chidambaram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marudur (under 2 km), Krishnapuram (1.8 km) and Kulakudi (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Keerapalayam today is likely to be higher.

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