# Keelakottiyur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/keelakottiyur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Keelakottiyur Keelakottiyur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600127**. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 190 households**, the 92nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 768people (2011) - 190households - 84.3%literacy - 600127PIN code ## Keelakottiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelakottiyur is 600127.** Keelakottiyur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600127 - Gram panchayatMelakottiayur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelakottiyur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)69 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)14 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 Keelakottiyur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Keelakottiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Melakottiyur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mambakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Keelakottiyur known for? About 3% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Keelakottiyur Of every 100 households in Keelakottiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Keelakottiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****44%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **60% Tap water ****93%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **48% Use banking services ****37%** **48% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****93%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****38%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****74%** **85% 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 Keelakottiyur? ■ Keelakottiyur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286** **969 Working population ****36.8%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 77.0% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 43 (15%) · **■** Marginal 240 (85%) 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 Chengalpattu - Velichi821 people - Thirunilai811 people - Pandur804 people - Othivakkam803 people - Echankaranai747 people - Polacheri747 people - Sengadu708 people - Kattur690 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelakottiyur?600127 - How far is Keelakottiyur from Kancheepuram?69 km by road - What is the population of Keelakottiyur?768 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelakottiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelakottiyur?84.3% (Census 2011)