# Keelakalangal, Veerakeralamputhur, Tirunelveli – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/keelakalangal/ Village · Veerakeralamputhur, Tirunelveli # Keelakalangal Keelakalangal is a village in [Veerakeralamputhur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/) sub-district of [Tirunelveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **627860**. The 2011 Census counted **3,874 people in 1,036 households**, the 11th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 3,874people (2011) - 1,036households - 77.2%literacy - 627860PIN code ## Keelakalangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelakalangal is 627860.** Keelakalangal falls in Veerakeralamputhur sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627860 - Gram panchayatKeelakkalangal - Community development blockAlangulam - Census village code642724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelakalangal from nearby towns? - Veerakeralamputhur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)53 km by road - Surandai (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 Keelakalangal? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Keelakalangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallurani - ○Degree college10+ km · Surandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerakeralampudur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Keelakalangal known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include beedi. About 21% of the 1,295 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Keelakalangal Of every 100 households in Keelakalangal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Keelakalangal · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **68% Tap water ****85%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **66% Use banking services ****53%** **57% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****62%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****86%** **91% 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 Keelakalangal? ■ Keelakalangal · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **945 Working population ****55.7%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 67.6% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 232 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 582 (27%) · **■** Household industry 398 (18%) · **■** Other work 558 (26%) · **■** Marginal 386 (18%) 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 Veerakeralamputhur - Vadi4,806 people - Balabadraramapuram4,226 people - Rajagopalaperi4,120 people - Achankuttam4,072 people - Marukkalankulam3,751 people - Vadakkukavalakurichi3,579 people - Melamarudappapuram3,289 people - Melakaangal2,991 people [All 22 villages in Veerakeralamputhur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelakalangal?627860 - How far is Keelakalangal from Tirunelveli?53 km by road - What is the population of Keelakalangal?3,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelakalangal in?Tirunelveli district (Veerakeralamputhur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelakalangal?77.2% (Census 2011)