Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram
# Keelaparuthiyur

Keelaparuthiyur is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 623612. The 2011 Census counted 1,910 people in 471 households, the 35th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.
- 1,910 people (2011)
- 471 households
- 75.6% literacy
- 623612 PIN code

## Keelaparuthiyur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Keelaparuthiyur is 623612. Keelaparuthiyur falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 623612
- Gram panchayat Mosukkudi, Keelaparuthiyur
- Community development block Paramakudi
- Census village code 641901

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Keelaparuthiyur from nearby towns?
- Paramakudi (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Paramakudi (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Keelaparuthiyur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Keelaparuthiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Verasolan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajakambiram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Manamadurai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Keelaparuthiyur known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds. About 35% of the 1,245 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Keelaparuthiyur

Of every 100 households in Keelaparuthiyur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Keelaparuthiyur · ■ Paramakudi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 88%
- Toilet within the home 1% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 79%
- Tap water 5% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 81%
- Use banking services 40% 45%
- Television 81% 88%
- Mobile phone 79% 63%
- Computer with internet 5% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 6%
- Own their home 96% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Keelaparuthiyur?

■ Keelaparuthiyur · ■ Paramakudi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.6% 75.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 972 952
- Working population 62.6% 55.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 67% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 784 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 175 (15%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 188 (16%) · ■ Marginal 44 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Paramakudi
- Ettivayal 1,983 people
- Sevvur 1,972 people
- Kavanur 1,937 people
- Kamankottai 1,924 people
- Mudalur 1,841 people
- Vilatnur 1,817 people
- Kulandapuri Arungulam 1,791 people
- Pidariseri 1,764 people

All 93 villages in Paramakudi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Keelaparuthiyur? 623612
- How far is Keelaparuthiyur from Ramanathapuram? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Keelaparuthiyur? 1,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelaparuthiyur in? Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelaparuthiyur? 75.6% (Census 2011)

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