Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Keelanatham Keelanatham is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 621701. The 2011 Census counted 3,141 people in 825 households, the 57th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 3,141 people (2011) - 825 households - 61.0% literacy - 621701 PIN code ## Keelanatham PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Keelanatham is 621701. Keelanatham falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 621701 - Gram panchayat Keelanatham - Community development block T. Palur - Census village code 636420 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Keelanatham from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ) 26 km by road - Ariyalur (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Keelanatham? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Keelanatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ammbappur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ariyalur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Valajanagaram - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Keelanatham known for? The main crops are ground nut, paddy and sesame seeds. About 44% of the 940 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Keelanatham Of every 100 households in Keelanatham in 2011, 85 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keelanatham · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 88% - Toilet within the home 5% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 85% - Tap water 84% 88% - Drinking water within premises 12% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 86% - Use banking services 54% 46% - Television 81% 85% - Mobile phone 60% 63% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 19% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 9% 7% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Keelanatham? ■ Keelanatham · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.0% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1088 878 - Working population 56.3% 48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 49.5% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 776 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 370 (21%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 144 (8%) · ■ Marginal 467 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Udayarpalayam - Vembukudi 3,193 people - Anikudichan 3,165 people - Ammbappur 3,159 people - Pappakudi 3,158 people - Olaiyur 3,090 people - Kodukkur 2,914 people - Silumbur 2,778 people - Edanganni 2,700 people All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam ## Other places named Keelanatham - Keelanatham · Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli · 11,570 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelanatham? 621701 - How far is Keelanatham from Ariyalur? 26 km by road - What is the population of Keelanatham? 3,141 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelanatham in? Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelanatham? 61.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/keelanatham/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.