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About Keeranur Village

Keeranur is a large village in Kangeyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,680, made up of 1,364 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1825.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638701, 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 Tiruppur
Tehsil Kangeyam
Pincode 638701
Area (hectares) 1825.34 hectares
Population 2,680
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents. Its 1825.34 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

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 22 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, about 14 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 town Kangayam 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Vijayamangalam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangeyam 22 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 22 km

Villages closest to Keeranur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangeyam 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 2,680. That makes it the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents.

Keeranur village has 1,364 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeranur has about 965 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Keeranur is 638701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeranur covers 1825.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keeranur falls under Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keeranur is Vijayamangalam, about 14 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 22 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keeranur is in Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Kangayam is about 8.1 km away. Vijayamangalam is about 14 km away. Kangeyam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maravapalayam (3.1 km), Naalroad (3.5 km) and Alambadi (4.1 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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