# Keeranur Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Melur, Madurai 

# Keeranur

Keeranur is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,062 people in 535 households**, the 45th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,062people (2011)
- 535households
- 71.6%literacy
- 625110PIN code

## Keeranur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keeranur is 625110.** Keeranur falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625110
- Gram panchayatKeeranur
- Community development blockMelur
- Census village code640561

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?

- Melur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road
- Melur (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Thiruvadavur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Therku Theru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 **paddy, coconut and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 11% of the 787 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keeranur · ■ Melur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****87%**

**88%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****41%**

**47%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Melur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**882

Working population ****56.0%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 824 (71%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (9%) · **■** Marginal 79 (7%)

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 Melur

- Malampatti2,534 people
- Padinettankudi2,478 people
- A.Valayapatti2,366 people
- Ettimangalam2,301 people
- Tondilingapuram1,874 people
- Tiruchchunai1,837 people
- Pulipattii1,828 people
- Surappatti1,769 people

[All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keeranur?625110
- How far is Keeranur from Madurai?25 km by road
- What is the population of Keeranur?2,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keeranur in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keeranur?71.6% (Census 2011)
