# Keela Mangalam Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi 

# Keela Mangalam

Keela Mangalam is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628718**. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 552 households**, the 20th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 552households
- 84.5%literacy
- 628718PIN code

## Keela Mangalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keela Mangalam is 628718.** Keela Mangalam falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628718
- Gram panchayatKeela Mangalam
- Community development blockOttapidaram
- Census village code642407

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

## How far is Keela Mangalam from nearby towns?

- Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kovilpatti (nearest town)25 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 Keela Mangalam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Keela Mangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Passuvandanai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puliyampatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Keela Mangalam known for?

The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and paddy**. About 37% of the 884 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Keela Mangalam

Of every 100 households in Keela Mangalam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keela Mangalam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**80%

Tap water ****75%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**71%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****79%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

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 Keela Mangalam?

■ Keela Mangalam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****62.4%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.0% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 858 (71%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (15%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 Ottapidaram

- Ottainatham2,126 people
- Kila Mudiman2,073 people
- Jambulingapuram2,036 people
- Parivallikkottai1,961 people
- Mela Arasadi1,841 people
- Chandragiri1,840 people
- Keelakottai1,807 people
- Pudur pandiyapuram1,764 people

[All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keela Mangalam?628718
- How far is Keela Mangalam from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road
- What is the population of Keela Mangalam?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keela Mangalam in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keela Mangalam?84.5% (Census 2011)
