# Keelameni Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur 

# Keelameni

Keelameni is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 141 households**, the 95th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 560people (2011)
- 141households
- 77.8%literacy
- 601204PIN code

## Keelameni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelameni is 601204.** Keelameni falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601204
- Gram panchayatChinnambedu
- Community development blockSholavaram
- Census village code628716

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Keelameni from nearby towns?

- Ponneri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ponneri (nearest town)15 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 Keelameni?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Keelameni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ponneri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Keelameni known for?

The main crops are **paddy and green gram**. About 53% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Keelameni

Of every 100 households in Keelameni in 2011, 93 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keelameni · ■ Ponneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**49%

Use banking services ****29%**

**36%

Television ****86%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**4%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Keelameni?

■ Keelameni · ■ Ponneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**964

Working population ****43.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 73.4% for women. 65% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (40%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Ponneri

- Panapakkam598 people
- Marattoor593 people
- Kodipallam591 people
- Asanabudur584 people
- Durainallur548 people
- Senganyam542 people
- Vairavankuppam519 people
- Kilikodi516 people

[All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelameni?601204
- How far is Keelameni from Thiruvallur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Keelameni?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelameni in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelameni?77.8% (Census 2011)
