# Keelkuppam Village, Pochampalli, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pochampalli, Krishnagiri 

# Keelkuppam

Keelkuppam is a village in Pochampalli sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,560 people in 672 households**, the 33rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 2,560people (2011)
- 672households
- 77.7%literacy
- 635201PIN code

## Keelkuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelkuppam is 635201.** Keelkuppam falls in Pochampalli sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635201
- Gram panchayatKeelkuppam
- Community development blockKaveripattinam
- Census village code644147

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

## How far is Keelkuppam from nearby towns?

- Pochampalli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)28 km by road
- Nagojanahalli (nearest town)8 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 Keelkuppam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Keelkuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmapuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Keelkuppam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, paddy and mango**. About 53% of the 637 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Keelkuppam

Of every 100 households in Keelkuppam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keelkuppam · ■ Pochampalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****85%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**79%

Use banking services ****42%**

**56%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Keelkuppam?

■ Keelkuppam · ■ Pochampalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**883

Working population ****41.6%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 69.3% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (44%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (8%) · **■** Marginal 329 (31%)

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 Pochampalli

- Bommepalli3,324 people
- Jinkalkadirampatti3,128 people
- Thimminaikampatti2,902 people
- Chellakuttapatti2,694 people
- Thadampatti2,423 people
- Vadamangalam1,703 people
- Pedappanpatti1,424 people
- Alerahalli1,113 people

[All 40 villages in Pochampalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/pochampalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelkuppam?635201
- How far is Keelkuppam from Krishnagiri?28 km by road
- What is the population of Keelkuppam?2,560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelkuppam in?Krishnagiri district (Pochampalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelkuppam?77.7% (Census 2011)