# Keelaiyur Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam 

# Keelaiyur

Keelaiyur is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611103**. The 2011 Census counted **3,186 people in 814 households**, the 9th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 3,186people (2011)
- 814households
- 83.2%literacy
- 611103PIN code

## Keelaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelaiyur is 611103.** Keelaiyur falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code611103
- Gram panchayatKeelaiyur
- Community development blockKeelaiyur
- Census village code637756

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

## How far is Keelaiyur from nearby towns?

- Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Thalainayar (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 Keelaiyur?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Keelaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pappakovil
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Keelaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 559 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 Keelaiyur

Of every 100 households in Keelaiyur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Keelaiyur · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**68%

Tap water ****72%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**78%

Use banking services ****33%**

**48%

Television ****98%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Keelaiyur?

■ Keelaiyur · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**953

Working population ****51.3%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 75.9% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 817 (50%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (11%) · **■** Marginal 326 (20%)

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 Kilvelur

- Thiruppoondi5,198 people
- Thevur4,622 people
- Athipuliyur3,882 people
- agarakadambanur3,288 people
- Koothur2,877 people
- Kilapidagai2,662 people
- Karunguni2,564 people
- Anthagudi2,442 people

[All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelaiyur?611103
- How far is Keelaiyur from Nagapattinam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Keelaiyur?3,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelaiyur?83.2% (Census 2011)
