# Keelapalaiyur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Keelapalaiyur

Keelapalaiyur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 217 households**, the 137th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 838people (2011)
- 217households
- 88.0%literacy
- 606103PIN code

## Keelapalaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelapalaiyur is 606103.** Keelapalaiyur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606103
- Gram panchayatKeelapalaiyur
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637204

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Keelapalaiyur from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)70 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)15 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 Keelapalaiyur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Keelapalaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keeranur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srimushnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Keelapalaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 58% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Keelapalaiyur

Of every 100 households in Keelapalaiyur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keelapalaiyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**79%

Use banking services ****35%**

**54%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Keelapalaiyur?

■ Keelapalaiyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**852

Working population ****58.1%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 81.6% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (89%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Virudhachalam

- Uyyakondaravi917 people
- Rubanarayananallur914 people
- Gopurapuram869 people
- Mukundanallur843 people
- U.Adhanur803 people
- Managathi755 people
- Kiramangalam751 people
- Vilakkapadi743 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelapalaiyur?606103
- How far is Keelapalaiyur from Cuddalore?70 km by road
- What is the population of Keelapalaiyur?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelapalaiyur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelapalaiyur?88.0% (Census 2011)