# Keelakidaram Village, Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/keelakidaram/ Village · Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram # Keelakidaram Keelakidaram is a village in Kadaladi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623528**. The 2011 Census counted **3,807 people in 950 households**, the 10th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 3,807people (2011) - 950households - 70.7%literacy - 623528PIN code ## Keelakidaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelakidaram is 623528.** Keelakidaram falls in Kadaladi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623528 - Gram panchayatKothankulam , Keelakidaram, Melakidaram - Community development blockKadaladi - Census village code642061 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelakidaram from nearby towns? - Kadaladi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)48 km by road - Sayalgudi (nearest town)23 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 Keelakidaram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Keelakidaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melakidaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Keelakarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayakulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 9 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 Keelakidaram known for? The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. About 28% of the 2,178 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Keelakidaram Of every 100 households in Keelakidaram in 2011, 76 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keelakidaram · ■ Kadaladi rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **82% Toilet within the home ****16%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **77% Tap water ****68%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **84% Use banking services ****20%** **47% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****38%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Keelakidaram? ■ Keelakidaram · ■ Kadaladi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **950 Working population ****40.9%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 62.4% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 139 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (30%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 323 (21%) · **■** Marginal 594 (38%) 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 Kadaladi - Peikulam5,361 people - Mariyur5,097 people - Kannirajpuram5,086 people - Periakulam4,869 people - Oruvanendal3,692 people - Meenangudi3,491 people - Panivasal3,371 people - Melakidaram3,340 people [All 44 villages in Kadaladi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelakidaram?623528 - How far is Keelakidaram from Ramanathapuram?48 km by road - What is the population of Keelakidaram?3,807 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelakidaram in?Ramanathapuram district (Kadaladi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelakidaram?70.7% (Census 2011)