# Keelamathur Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam 

# Keelamathur

Keelamathur is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609309**. The 2011 Census counted **1,400 people in 368 households**, the 54th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 1,400people (2011)
- 368households
- 78.2%literacy
- 609309PIN code

## Keelamathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelamathur is 609309.** Keelamathur falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609309
- Gram panchayatKeelamathur
- Community development blockSembanarkoil
- Census village code637590

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?

- Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)45 km by road
- Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)15 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?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Keelamathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sembanarkoil
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mannampandal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Udayayarkoil Pathy
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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, gingely and sugarcane**. About 83% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keelamathur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**63%

Tap water ****98%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**66%

Use banking services ****16%**

**48%

Television ****92%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 · ■ Tharangambadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****48.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.9% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (58%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 159 (23%) · **■** Marginal 34 (5%)

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 Tharangambadi

- Visalur1,488 people
- Narasinganatham1,471 people
- Mukkarumbur1,432 people
- Killiyur1,424 people
- agaravallam1,361 people
- Kodavilagam1,340 people
- Eravancheri1,228 people
- Sethur1,203 people

[All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelamathur?609309
- How far is Keelamathur from Nagapattinam?45 km by road
- What is the population of Keelamathur?1,400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelamathur in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelamathur?78.2% (Census 2011)