# Keelmaruvathur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Keelmaruvathur

Keelmaruvathur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603319**. The 2011 Census counted **2,125 people in 523 households**, the 27th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,125people (2011)
- 523households
- 79.9%literacy
- 603319PIN code

## Keelmaruvathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelmaruvathur is 603319.** Keelmaruvathur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603319
- Gram panchayatKeelmaruvathur
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630227

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

## How far is Keelmaruvathur from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)67 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)11 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 Keelmaruvathur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Keelmaruvathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sothupakkam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Keelmaruvathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and vegetables**. About 31% of the 223 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 Keelmaruvathur

Of every 100 households in Keelmaruvathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Keelmaruvathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**78%

Tap water ****80%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**74%

Use banking services ****51%**

**37%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Keelmaruvathur?

■ Keelmaruvathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**935

Working population ****38.1%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 72.6% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (16%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 514 (63%) · **■** Marginal 45 (6%)

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 Cheyyur

- Nerkunampattu2,243 people
- Polambakkam2,242 people
- Poongunam2,212 people
- Thondamanallur2,187 people
- Irumbili1,947 people
- Easur1,918 people
- Sirumailur1,918 people
- Puthirankottai1,893 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelmaruvathur?603319
- How far is Keelmaruvathur from Kancheepuram?67 km by road
- What is the population of Keelmaruvathur?2,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelmaruvathur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelmaruvathur?79.9% (Census 2011)