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About Keeranur Village

Keeranur is a large village in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,904, made up of 1,464 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1119.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622502, 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 Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622502
Area (hectares) 1119.4 hectares
Population 2,904
Male Population 1,464
Female Population 1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Keeranur compares

By the 2011 count Keeranur is the 16th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 1119.4 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Keeranur

Keeranur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keeranur from other places

Keeranur lies about 21 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Keeranur, about under 2 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 Keeranur under 2 km
Nearest town Tuvāgudi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 21 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 21 km

Villages closest to Keeranur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulathur 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 2,904. That makes it the 16th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Keeranur village has 1,464 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeranur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Keeranur is 622502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeranur covers 1119.4 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 Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keeranur is Keeranur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Keeranur.

Keeranur is about 21 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keeranur is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Keeranur is about under 2 km away. Tuvāgudi is about 20 km away. Kulathur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolathur (under 2 km), Birahadambalpuram (2.6 km) and Melappuduvayal (3.0 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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