Keeripatti | |
Native Name Lang: | Keeripatti |
Nickname: | 12th ward |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 11.5208°N 78.4933°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Salem |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 16 |
Population Total: | 10208 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | (16km2) |
Population Demonym: | Wards in Keeripatti Town Panchayat (urban part)Wards PopulationKeeripatti Ward No 11 1,398Keeripatti Ward No 10 973Keeripatti Ward No 05 745Keeripatti Ward No 13 744Keeripatti Ward No 14 724Keeripatti Ward No 08 718Keeripatti Ward No 12 718Keeripatti Ward No 06 691Keeripatti Ward No 15 676Keeripatti Ward No 09 651Keeripatti Ward No 03 477Keeripatti Ward No 07 453Keeripatti Ward No 04 426Keeripatti Ward No 02 416Keeripatti Ward No 01 398 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 636107 |
Keeripatti is a Town Panchayat in Attur taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is famous for jallikattu, a culture there. Keeripatti is surrounded by mountains on all sides.
India census,[1] Keeripatti had a population of 10208. Males (5174) constitute 51% of the population and females (5034) 49%. Keeripatti has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 55%. In Keeripatti, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.