# Keelamathur Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/keelamathur/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Keelamathur Keelamathur is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625234**. The 2011 Census counted **2,089 people in 588 households**, the 18th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,089people (2011) - 588households - 79.8%literacy - 625234PIN code ## Keelamathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelamathur is 625234.** Keelamathur falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625234 - Gram panchayatKeelamathur - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641013 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelamathur from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)18 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 Keelamathur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Keelamathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kodimangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagamalai Pudukottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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 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 Keelamathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and coconut**. About 41% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Keelamathur Of every 100 households in Keelamathur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Keelamathur · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****30%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **64% Tap water ****97%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **47% Use banking services ****50%** **50% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****69%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **77% 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 Keelamathur? ■ Keelamathur · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **962 Working population ****49.2%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 71.5% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 476 (46%) · **■** Marginal 267 (26%) 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 South - Kilakuyilkudi2,606 people - Periya Alangulam2,435 people - Nedumadurai2,272 people - Eliyarpatti2,156 people - Melakuyilkudi1,920 people - Pudukulam1,822 people - Nallur1,814 people - Nilaiyur1,789 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelamathur?625234 - How far is Keelamathur from Madurai?18 km by road - What is the population of Keelamathur?2,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelamathur in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelamathur?79.8% (Census 2011)