# Keerapalayam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/keerapalayam/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Keerapalayam Keerapalayam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **3,516 people in 868 households**, the 16th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,516people (2011) - 868households - 78.9%literacy - 608602PIN code ## Keerapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keerapalayam is 608602.** Keerapalayam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608602 - Gram panchayatKeerapalayam - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636817 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keerapalayam from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)2 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Keerapalayam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Keerapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Keerapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 45% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Keerapalayam Of every 100 households in Keerapalayam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Keerapalayam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****45%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **69% Tap water ****84%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **70% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****74%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****81%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Keerapalayam? ■ Keerapalayam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **899 Working population ****34.8%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.9% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (18%) · **■** Household industry 44 (4%) · **■** Other work 430 (35%) · **■** Marginal 502 (41%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram - Kothattai3,928 people - Erumbur3,738 people - Veeramudaiyanatham3,705 people - Velayamadevi kilpathi3,598 people - Pichavaram3,463 people - Paradur3,392 people - Parameswaranallur3,362 people - Velangippattu3,324 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keerapalayam?608602 - How far is Keerapalayam from Cuddalore?40 km by road - What is the population of Keerapalayam?3,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keerapalayam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keerapalayam?78.9% (Census 2011)