# Keelakottai Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/keelakottai/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Keelakottai Keelakottai is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627352**. The 2011 Census counted **1,807 people in 514 households**, the 23rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,807people (2011) - 514households - 79.8%literacy - 627352PIN code ## Keelakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelakottai is 627352.** Keelakottai falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627352 - Gram panchayatKeelakottai - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642435 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelakottai from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)52 km by road - Kayatharu (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 Keelakottai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Keelakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub 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 school10+ km · Gangaikondan - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Puliyampatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Keelakottai known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and paddy**. About 63% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Keelakottai Of every 100 households in Keelakottai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keelakottai · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **71% Use banking services ****48%** **46% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****33%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Keelakottai? ■ Keelakottai · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792** **960 Working population ****60.5%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 73.9% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 481 (44%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (10%) · **■** Marginal 451 (41%) 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 - Parivallikkottai1,961 people - Keela Mangalam1,950 people - Mela Arasadi1,841 people - Chandragiri1,840 people - Pudur pandiyapuram1,764 people - Onamakulam1,750 people - Kalappaipatti1,738 people - S.Kumarapuram1,647 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelakottai?627352 - How far is Keelakottai from Thoothukkudi?52 km by road - What is the population of Keelakottai?1,807 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelakottai in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelakottai?79.8% (Census 2011)