# Keerapakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/keerapakkam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Keerapakkam Keerapakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 199 households**, the 76th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 801people (2011) - 199households - 49.3%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Keerapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keerapakkam is 601201.** Keerapakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatKallur - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keerapakkam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)65 km by road - Gummidipoondi (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 Keerapakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Keerapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sunnambukkulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Keerapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Keerapakkam Of every 100 households in Keerapakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Keerapakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****68%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **62% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **49% Use banking services ****22%** **36% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****64%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **89% 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 Keerapakkam? ■ Keerapakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159** **964 Working population ****33.3%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.1% for men and 43.8% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 234 (88%) · **■** Marginal 31 (12%) 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 Ponneri - Somanjeri830 people - Vadakkunallur823 people - Kanagavallipuram813 people - Thathamanji809 people - Madhavaram788 people - Thirupair752 people - Sekkanjeri740 people - Nerkundram714 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keerapakkam?601201 - How far is Keerapakkam from Thiruvallur?65 km by road - What is the population of Keerapakkam?801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keerapakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keerapakkam?49.3% (Census 2011)