# Keenanur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Keenanur

Keenanur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,445 people in 370 households**, the 93rd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,445people (2011)
- 370households
- 74.1%literacy
- 606103PIN code

## Keenanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keenanur is 606103.** Keenanur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606103
- Gram panchayatKeeranur
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637180

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Keenanur from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)73 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)13 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 Keenanur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Keenanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathamangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Keenanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 80% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Keenanur

Of every 100 households in Keenanur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Keenanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****97%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**79%

Use banking services ****31%**

**54%

Television ****96%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Keenanur?

■ Keenanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**852

Working population ****49.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 65.7% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (53%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 251 (35%)

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 Virudhachalam

- Ponneri1,489 people
- Ilangiyanur1,463 people
- Keelakurichi1,458 people
- Setuvarayankuppam1,456 people
- Mudappuli1,445 people
- Ka.Elamangalam1,439 people
- Tiruppayur1,372 people
- Peralaiyur1,364 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keenanur?606103
- How far is Keenanur from Cuddalore?73 km by road
- What is the population of Keenanur?1,445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keenanur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keenanur?74.1% (Census 2011)
