# Keechalam Village, Pallipattu, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/keechalam/ Village · Pallipattu, Thiruvallur # Keechalam Keechalam is a village in Pallipattu sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631208**. The 2011 Census counted **2,573 people in 572 households**, the 25th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 2,573people (2011) - 572households - 73.9%literacy - 631208PIN code ## Keechalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keechalam is 631208.** Keechalam falls in Pallipattu sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631208 - Gram panchayatKeechalam, Ramasamudram - Community development blockPallipattu - Census village code628953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keechalam from nearby towns? - Pallipattu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)56 km by road - Pothatturpettai (nearest town)6 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 Keechalam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Keechalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Pothatturpettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruttani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruttani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Keechalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and mango**. About 35% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Keechalam Of every 100 households in Keechalam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keechalam · ■ Pallipattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****7%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **83% Tap water ****99%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **71% Use banking services ****40%** **54% Television ****95%** **91% Mobile phone ****57%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Keechalam? ■ Keechalam · ■ Pallipattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **906 Working population ****44.9%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 265 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (36%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 323 (28%) · **■** Marginal 121 (10%) 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 Pallipattu - Nedigallu3,315 people - Santhanavenugopalapuram3,235 people - Nochili3,083 people - Pallipattu2,635 people - Peddaramapuram2,565 people - Krishnamarajakuppam2,563 people - Pandravedu2,556 people - Devalambapuram2,537 people [All 39 villages in Pallipattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keechalam?631208 - How far is Keechalam from Thiruvallur?56 km by road - What is the population of Keechalam?2,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keechalam in?Thiruvallur district (Pallipattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keechalam?73.9% (Census 2011)