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About Keeranur Village

Keeranur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,090 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keeranur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keeranur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606110
Area (hectares) 258.23 hectares
Population 2,179
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keeranur compares

By the 2011 count Keeranur is the 49th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 258.23 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Keeranur

Keeranur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keeranur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keeranur from other places

Keeranur lies about 84 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mathur, about 9.3 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 Keeranur
Nearest town Tittagudi 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Mathur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 29 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 84 km

Villages closest to Keeranur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virudhachalam 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 Keeranur

As per the Census of India 2011, Keeranur village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 49th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Keeranur village has 1,090 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeranur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Keeranur is 606110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeranur covers 258.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keeranur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keeranur is Mathur, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Keeranur.

Keeranur is about 84 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keeranur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Tittagudi is about 7.3 km away. Mathur is about 9.3 km away. Virudhachalam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottagam (8.4 km), Niramani (16 km) and Poolambadi (17 km).

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

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