Keeranur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Keeranur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kulathur taluka of Pudukkottai district. The Keeranur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,840 families residing in the Keeranur city. The total population of Keeranur is 11,667 out of which 5,829 are males and 5,838 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keeranur is 1,002.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Keeranur city is 1304 which is 11% of the total population. There are 695 male children and 609 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keeranur is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keeranur is 88.6%. Thus Keeranur has a higher literacy rate compared to 77.2% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 93.71% and the female literacy rate is 83.53% in Keeranur.

Population
11,667
Literacy
88.6%
Sex Ratio
1,002

Keeranur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,840 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Keeranur Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Keeranur Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,304 695 609
Literacy 88.6% 82.5% 74.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,532 764 768
Scheduled Tribe 16 8 8
Illiterate 2,488 1,018 1,470

Caste-wise Population - Keeranur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Keeranur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,532 764 768
Schedule Tribe 16 8 8

Religion-wise Population - Keeranur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Keeranur is 8,465 which is 72.56% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Keeranur is 2,024 which is 17.35% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Keeranur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,465 (72.56%) 4,245 4,220
Muslim 2,024 (17.35%) 1,000 1,024
Christian 1,174 (10.06%) 582 592
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 0 2

Literacy Rate - Keeranur

The total literacy rate of Keeranur was 88.57% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,179 literates, males were 4,811 while females were 4,368. Also the male literacy rate was 93.71% and the female literacy rate was 83.53% in Keeranur.

  Keeranur Tamil Nadu
Female 83.53% 73.44%
Male 93.71% 86.77%
Total 88.57% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Keeranur

The Sex Ratio of Keeranur is 1,002. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Keeranur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Keeranur.


Child Population - Keeranur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,304 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Keeranur. Out of which 695 were male while 609 were female.


Working Population - Keeranur

In Keeranur Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,899 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,899 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 318 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,479 2,818 661
Cultivators 133 120 13
Agriculture Labourer 318 207 111
Household Industries 73 43 30
Other Workers 2,955 2,448 507
Marginal Workers 420 306 114
Non Working 7,768 2,705 5,063

Keeranur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Keeranur is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,012 80.4% 984
2 Ward No - 2 751 77% 936
3 Ward No - 3 510 80.2% 1,099
4 Ward No - 4 654 82.4% 982
5 Ward No - 5 1,157 78.9% 1,041
6 Ward No - 6 612 75.2% 968
7 Ward No - 7 817 65.7% 1,032
8 Ward No - 8 778 81.5% 1,016
9 Ward No - 9 1,010 79.1% 1,070
10 Ward No - 10 688 81.5% 1,036
11 Ward No - 11 523 82.2% 996
12 Ward No - 12 824 77.1% 921
13 Ward No - 13 865 78.7% 1,007
14 Ward No - 14 366 85% 1,080
15 Ward No - 15 1,100 79.8% 937

Map of Keeranur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu


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