Keeranur, Pudukkottai

Keeranur is a panchayat town in Pudukkottai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 225 km South-East of Coimbatore. The Uthama Nathaswami Sivan Temple is of a Mutharaya edifice and contains epigraphs of Cholas and Vijayanagar Empires.^[1]

Keeranur
Town
Keeranur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°35′44″N 78°46′53″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,681
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	622502
Telephone code	04339
Vehicle registration	TN-55

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Keeranur had a population of 9681. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Keeranur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 70%. In Keeranur, 12% of the population is under 7 years of age.