# Keelavadagarai Village, Periyakulam, Theni (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/periyakulam/keelavadagarai/ Village · Periyakulam, Theni # Keelavadagarai Keelavadagarai is a village in Periyakulam sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625601**. The 2011 Census counted **5,952 people in 1,519 households**, the 9th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 5,952people (2011) - 1,519households - 81.0%literacy - 625601PIN code ## Keelavadagarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelavadagarai is 625601.** Keelavadagarai falls in Periyakulam sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625601 - Gram panchayatKeelavadagarai - Community development blockPeriyakulam - Census village code641085 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelavadagarai from nearby towns? - Periyakulam (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)20 km by road - Periyakulam (nearest town)2 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 Keelavadagarai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Keelavadagarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Periyakulam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadaveeranaickenpatty - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theni Allinagaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Keelavadagarai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, mango and coconut**. About 72% of the 1,596 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Keelavadagarai Of every 100 households in Keelavadagarai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Keelavadagarai · ■ Periyakulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****48%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **57% Tap water ****76%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **48% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****66%** **81% 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 Keelavadagarai? ■ Keelavadagarai · ■ Periyakulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **914 Working population ****41.3%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 74.7% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 686 (28%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,109 (45%) · **■** Marginal 540 (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 Periyakulam - Vadaveeranaickenpatty10,808 people - Genguvarpatty7,219 people - Silvarpatty6,630 people - Vadagarai6,367 people - E.Pudukottai4,427 people - Kamatchipuram3,253 people - Endapuli1,448 people - D.Vadipatty1,227 people [All 16 villages in Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/periyakulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelavadagarai?625601 - How far is Keelavadagarai from Theni Allinagaram?20 km by road - What is the population of Keelavadagarai?5,952 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelavadagarai in?Theni district (Periyakulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelavadagarai?81.0% (Census 2011)