# Keeralathur Village, Thiruthuraipoondi – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur 

# Keeralathur

Keeralathur is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,157 people in 319 households**, the 59th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 1,157people (2011)
- 319households
- 78.4%literacy
- 610205PIN code

## Keeralathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keeralathur is 610205.** Keeralathur falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code610205
- Gram panchayatKeeralathur
- Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi
- Census village code638318

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

## How far is Keeralathur from nearby towns?

- Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Needamangalam (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 Keeralathur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Keeralathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirunellikkaval
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirukkuvalai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Keeralathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, peas and black gram**. Products made here include milk and bricks. About 87% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Keeralathur

Of every 100 households in Keeralathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keeralathur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**70%

Tap water ****27%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**80%

Use banking services ****18%**

**35%

Television ****84%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Keeralathur?

■ Keeralathur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**996

Working population ****57.4%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 73.3% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (10%) · **■** Marginal 547 (82%)

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 Thiruthuraipoondi

- Alivalam1,264 people
- Maruthavanam1,263 people
- Vanganagar1,220 people
- Keelanammankurichi1,163 people
- Mangal1,039 people
- Melaperumazhai1,015 people
- Andankarai1,008 people
- Vilathur1,005 people

[All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keeralathur?610205
- How far is Keeralathur from Thiruvarur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Keeralathur?1,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keeralathur in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keeralathur?78.4% (Census 2011)
