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About Keeranur Village

Keeranur is a mid sized village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 753 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612605, 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 Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612605
Area (hectares) 234.51 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 753
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 58th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 234.51 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 40 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 11 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 Tirunageswaram 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 13 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 40 km

Villages closest to Keeranur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbakonam 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 1,486. That makes it the 58th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Keeranur village has 753 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeranur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Keeranur is 612605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeranur covers 234.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keeranur falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keeranur is Tirunageswaram, about 11 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 40 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keeranur is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tirunageswaram is about 11 km away. Kumbakonam is about 13 km away. Thanjavur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velangudi (under 2 km), Paruthicheri (under 2 km) and Perappadi (1.6 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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