# Keelapoongudi Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/keelapoongudi/ Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Keelapoongudi Keelapoongudi is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,864 people in 521 households**, the 26th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,864people (2011) - 521households - 78.0%literacy - 630305PIN code ## Keelapoongudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelapoongudi is 630305.** Keelapoongudi falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630305 - Gram panchayatKilapoongudi, Aaranmanaisiruvayal - Community development blockKallal - Census village code640115 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelapoongudi from nearby towns? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)30 km by road - Devakottai (nearest town)20 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 Keelapoongudi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Keelapoongudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallal - ○Degree college10+ km · Amaravathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amaravathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Keelapoongudi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 1,381 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Keelapoongudi Of every 100 households in Keelapoongudi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keelapoongudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****22%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **64% Tap water ****36%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **65% Use banking services ****60%** **56% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****61%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **89% 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 Keelapoongudi? ■ Keelapoongudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **956 Working population ****51.3%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 66.2% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 685 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (6%) · **■** Marginal 207 (22%) 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 Karaikkudi - Koothalur2,117 people - Kanadukathan2,092 people - Panangudi2,004 people - Sethurengunathpattanam1,904 people - Alavilanpatti1,802 people - Mathur1,697 people - Athangudi1,696 people - Thiruvelangudi1,681 people [All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelapoongudi?630305 - How far is Keelapoongudi from Sivaganga?30 km by road - What is the population of Keelapoongudi?1,864 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelapoongudi in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelapoongudi?78.0% (Census 2011)