# Keelapandi Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai North, Madurai 

# Keelapandi

Keelapandi is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625014**. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 141 households**, the 85th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 545people (2011)
- 141households
- 89.3%literacy
- 625014PIN code

## Keelapandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelapandi is 625014.** Keelapandi falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625014
- Gram panchayatKodimangalam
- Community development blockMadurai West
- Census village code640608

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

## How far is Keelapandi from nearby towns?

- Madurai North (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)14 km by road
- Anaiyur (nearest town)10 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 Keelapandi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Keelapandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chettikulam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannanendal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kannanendal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Keelapandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 14% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Keelapandi

Of every 100 households in Keelapandi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Keelapandi · ■ Madurai North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**64%

Tap water ****99%**

**84%

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

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**63%

Use banking services ****43%**

**46%

Television ****84%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**6%

Own their home ****83%**

**81%

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 Keelapandi?

■ Keelapandi · ■ Madurai North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1692**

**936

Working population ****56.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 83.5% for women. 70% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (53%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (42%)

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 Madurai North

- Ananjiyur600 people
- Ilangiyendal598 people
- Senkottai585 people
- Vittankulam551 people
- Andaman542 people
- Karseri536 people
- Isalani535 people
- Udangundu503 people

[All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelapandi?625014
- How far is Keelapandi from Madurai?14 km by road
- What is the population of Keelapandi?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelapandi in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelapandi?89.3% (Census 2011)
