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About Keeranur Village

Keeranur is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,063 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625110, 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 Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625110
Area (hectares) 786.59 hectares
Population 2,062
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keeranur compares

By the 2011 count Keeranur is the 45th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 786.59 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karumalai R F, Karungalakudi, Kavathayampatti and Keelaiyur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,062. That makes it the 45th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Keeranur village has 1,063 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeranur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Keeranur is 625110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeranur covers 786.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keeranur falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Keeranur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Keeranur is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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