# Keelavalam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Keelavalam

Keelavalam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603303**. The 2011 Census counted **767 people in 191 households**, the 114th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 767people (2011)
- 191households
- 66.5%literacy
- 603303PIN code

## Keelavalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelavalam is 603303.** Keelavalam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603303
- Gram panchayatKeelavalam
- Community development blockMaduranthakam
- Census village code630018

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

## How far is Keelavalam from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)37 km by road
- Karunguzhi (nearest town)5 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 Keelavalam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Keelavalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karunguzhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maduranthakam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Keelavalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Keelavalam

Of every 100 households in Keelavalam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Keelavalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**77%

Use banking services ****4%**

**39%

Television ****97%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Keelavalam?

■ Keelavalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**959

Working population ****37.4%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 61.1% for women. 64% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (16%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 74 (26%) · **■** Marginal 157 (55%)

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 Maduranthakam

- Mambattu803 people
- Chinnavenmani794 people
- Soorai783 people
- Thirumukkadu776 people
- Nethapakkam756 people
- Vaippanai737 people
- Orathur723 people
- Karunagaravilagam704 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelavalam?603303
- How far is Keelavalam from Kancheepuram?37 km by road
- What is the population of Keelavalam?767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelavalam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelavalam?66.5% (Census 2011)