# Keezhaiyur Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/keezhaiyur-644991/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Keezhaiyur Keezhaiyur is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609606**. The 2011 Census counted **2,687 people in 662 households**, the 9th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 2,687people (2011) - 662households - 81.4%literacy - 609606PIN code ## Keezhaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keezhaiyur is 609606.** Keezhaiyur falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609606 - Gram panchayatKezhaiyur - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644991 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keezhaiyur from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)7 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)7 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 Keezhaiyur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Keezhaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Keezhaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Keezhaiyur Of every 100 households in Keezhaiyur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Keezhaiyur · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****69%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **47% Tap water ****98%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **50% Use banking services ****68%** **70% Television ****74%** **73% Mobile phone ****72%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **11% Own their home ****24%** **71% 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 Keezhaiyur? ■ Keezhaiyur · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097** **970 Working population ****35.2%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 74.8% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 670 (71%) · **■** Marginal 248 (26%) 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 Karaikal Taluk - Varichikudy3,533 people - Vizhidiur3,435 people - Keezhaiyur3,262 people - Kizhamanai2,851 people - Vanjiur2,234 people - Polagam1,888 people - Poovam1,565 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keezhaiyur?609606 - How far is Keezhaiyur from Karaikal?7 km by road - What is the population of Keezhaiyur?2,687 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keezhaiyur in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Keezhaiyur?81.4% (Census 2011)