# Keelavalavu Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/keelavalavu/ Village · Melur, Madurai # Keelavalavu Keelavalavu is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625102**. The 2011 Census counted **6,015 people in 1,496 households**, the 11th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 6,015people (2011) - 1,496households - 75.1%literacy - 625102PIN code ## Keelavalavu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelavalavu is 625102.** Keelavalavu falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625102 - Gram panchayatKeelavalavu - Community development blockMelur - Census village code640523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelavalavu from nearby towns? - Melur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)28 km by road - Melur (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 Keelavalavu? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Keelavalavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · E.Malampatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Therku Theru - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Keelavalavu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 17% of the 966 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Keelavalavu Of every 100 households in Keelavalavu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Keelavalavu · ■ Melur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **85% Toilet within the home ****24%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **79% Use banking services ****30%** **47% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****54%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **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 Keelavalavu? ■ Keelavalavu · ■ Melur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **882 Working population ****41.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 530 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 844 (34%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 805 (33%) · **■** Marginal 251 (10%) 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 Melur - Vellalur7,188 people - Karungalakudi6,842 people - Thumbaipatti6,571 people - Saruguvalayapatti6,371 people - Thiruvadavur5,769 people - Therkutheru5,760 people - Melavalavu5,745 people - Keelaiyur5,712 people [All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelavalavu?625102 - How far is Keelavalavu from Madurai?28 km by road - What is the population of Keelavalavu?6,015 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelavalavu in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelavalavu?75.1% (Census 2011)