# Keelakarandai Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/keelakarandai/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Keelakarandai Keelakarandai is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628904**. The 2011 Census counted **1,049 people in 317 households**, the 24th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,049people (2011) - 317households - 82.6%literacy - 628904PIN code ## Keelakarandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelakarandai is 628904.** Keelakarandai falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628904 - Gram panchayatKeelakarandai - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642251 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelakarandai from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)3 km by road - Ettayapuram (nearest town)3 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 Keelakarandai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Keelakarandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Nagalapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 18 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 Keelakarandai known for? The main crops are **cotton, chilli and jasmine**. Products made here include match box. About 20% of the 1,005 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Keelakarandai Of every 100 households in Keelakarandai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keelakarandai · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****98%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **65% Use banking services ****26%** **40% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****51%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****96%** **86% 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 Keelakarandai? ■ Keelakarandai · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **986 Working population ****58.2%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 68% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (53%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 178 (29%) · **■** Marginal 31 (5%) 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 Ettayapuram - Ettilappanaickenpatti1,146 people - Meenakshipuram1,135 people - Sinnamalaikkundru1,133 people - Kannakkattai1,069 people - Cholapuram1,047 people - Velidupatti994 people - Vedapatti989 people - Chidambarapuram954 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelakarandai?628904 - How far is Keelakarandai from Thoothukkudi?3 km by road - What is the population of Keelakarandai?1,049 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelakarandai in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelakarandai?82.6% (Census 2011)