# Keelayur Village, Ilayangudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/keelayur/ Village · Ilayangudi, Sivaganga # Keelayur Keelayur is a village in Ilayangudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623702**. The 2011 Census counted **2,727 people in 684 households**, the 7th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 2,727people (2011) - 684households - 72.4%literacy - 623702PIN code ## Keelayur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelayur is 623702.** Keelayur falls in Ilayangudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623702 - Gram panchayatAthikarai Meyyanendal - Community development blockIlayangudi - Census village code640462 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelayur from nearby towns? - Ilayangudi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)31 km by road - Ilayangudi (nearest town)1 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 Keelayur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Keelayur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ilayangudi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ilayangudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ilayangudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Keelayur known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 40% of the 1,310 hectares of village land is sown, and 403 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 Keelayur Of every 100 households in Keelayur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Keelayur · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****46%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **77% Use banking services ****52%** **40% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****69%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Keelayur? ■ Keelayur · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **1034 Working population ****48.8%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 62.8% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 416 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (10%) · **■** Marginal 757 (57%) 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 Ilayangudi - Visavanoor3,358 people - Vallakulam2,997 people - Nageraakudi2,823 people - Tiruvallur2,776 people - Ilamanur2,684 people - Karunchutti2,464 people - Katchathanallur2,349 people - Sooranam2,081 people [All 52 villages in Ilayangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelayur?623702 - How far is Keelayur from Sivaganga?31 km by road - What is the population of Keelayur?2,727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelayur in?Sivaganga district (Ilayangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelayur?72.4% (Census 2011)