Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai # Keelathanian Keelathanian is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 622002. The 2011 Census counted 2,168 people in 532 households, the 12th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 2,168 people (2011) - 532 households - 67.2% literacy - 622002 PIN code ## Keelathanian PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Keelathanian is 622002. Keelathanian falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 622002 - Gram panchayat Keelathaniam - Community development block Ponnamaravathi - Census village code 639534 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Keelathanian from nearby towns? - Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ) 28 km by road - Annavasal (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Keelathanian? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Keelathanian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Karaiyur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Keelathanian known for? The main crops are paddy and ground nut. Products made here include wood products. About 28% of the 901 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Keelathanian Of every 100 households in Keelathanian in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Keelathanian · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 90% - Toilet within the home 6% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 77% - Tap water 98% 70% - Drinking water within premises 5% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 84% - Use banking services 62% 48% - Television 87% 80% - Mobile phone 59% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 25% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 6% 7% - Own their home 99% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Keelathanian? ■ Keelathanian · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 72.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 1018 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 928 951 - Working population 54.3% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 56.8% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 58 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 66 (6%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 68 (6%) · ■ Marginal 972 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ponnamaravathi - Konnaiyur 3,533 people - Alavayal 2,827 people - R.Palakurichy 2,593 people - Melathanian 2,454 people - Edayathur 2,098 people - Nallur 2,078 people - Sembuthi 1,875 people - Ammankurichi 1,868 people All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelathanian? 622002 - How far is Keelathanian from Pudukkottai? 28 km by road - What is the population of Keelathanian? 2,168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelathanian in? Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelathanian? 67.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/keelathanian/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.