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About Keeralathur Village

Keeralathur is a mid sized village in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 555 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keeralathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keeralathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruthuraipoondi
Pincode 610205
Area (hectares) 323.96 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 555
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Keeralathur compares

By the 2011 count Keeralathur is the 59th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 323.96 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Keeralathur

Keeralathur 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 Keeralathur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keeralathur from other places

Keeralathur lies about 15 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunellikaval, about 2.9 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 Keeralathur
Nearest railway station Tirunellikaval 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruthuraipoondi 13 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 15 km

Villages closest to Keeralathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keeralathur village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 59th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Keeralathur village has 555 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeralathur has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Keeralathur is 610205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeralathur covers 323.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keeralathur falls under Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keeralathur is Tirunellikaval, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Keeralathur is about 15 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keeralathur is in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Tirunellikaval is about 2.9 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 13 km away. Thiruvarur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruthangur (1.9 km), Andankarai (1.9 km) and Komal (2.5 km).

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

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