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About Keeranur Village

Keeranur is one of the larger villages in Kadavur tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,469, made up of 2,725 males and 2,744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2155.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639119, 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 Karur
Tehsil Kadavur
Pincode 639119
Area (hectares) 2155.33 hectares
Population 5,469
Male Population 2,725
Female Population 2,744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keeranur compares

By the 2011 count Keeranur is the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents. Its 2155.33 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Keeranur

Keeranur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keeranur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 52 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Kalpattichatram, about 4.1 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 railway station Kalpattichatram 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadavur 9.8 km
Nearest town Manapparai 27 km
District headquarters Karur 52 km

Villages closest to Keeranur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadavur 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 5,469. That makes it the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents.

Keeranur village has 2,725 males and 2,744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeranur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Keeranur is 639119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeranur covers 2155.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keeranur falls under Kadavur tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keeranur is Kalpattichatram, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Keeranur.

Keeranur is about 52 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keeranur is in Kadavur tehsil of Karur district. Kalpattichatram is about 4.1 km away. Kadavur is about 9.8 km away. Manapparai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D Edayapatti (8.6 km), Mullippadi (16 km) and Palaviduthi (16 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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