# Keeranur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Keeranur

Keeranur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,179 people in 552 households**, the 49th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,179people (2011)
- 552households
- 75.2%literacy
- 606110PIN code

## Keeranur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keeranur is 606110.** Keeranur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606110
- Gram panchayatKeeranur
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637200

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

## How far is Keeranur from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)15 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 Keeranur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Keeranur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Keeranur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 64% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Keeranur

Of every 100 households in Keeranur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keeranur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**83%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**79%

Use banking services ****86%**

**54%

Television ****83%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Keeranur?

■ Keeranur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**852

Working population ****48.5%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 662 (63%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (10%) · **■** Marginal 97 (9%)

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

- Kovilanur2,268 people
- Agaram2,244 people
- Chittur2,213 people
- Thoravalur2,209 people
- Kumaramangalam2,131 people
- Marungur2,122 people
- Rajendirapattinam2,102 people
- Neyveli2,078 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keeranur?606110
- How far is Keeranur from Cuddalore?60 km by road
- What is the population of Keeranur?2,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keeranur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keeranur?75.2% (Census 2011)