# Keelkudi Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/keelkudi/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Keelkudi Keelkudi is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,264 people in 329 households**, the 34th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,264people (2011) - 329households - 60.0%literacy - 626114PIN code ## Keelkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keelkudi is 626114.** Keelkudi falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626114 - Gram panchayatKeelkudi - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641697 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keelkudi from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Kamuthi (nearest town)14 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 Keelkudi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Keelkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poolangal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Keelkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and maize**. About 49% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Keelkudi Of every 100 households in Keelkudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Keelkudi · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **74% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **65% Use banking services ****52%** **47% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****75%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **84% 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 Keelkudi? ■ Keelkudi · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110** **949 Working population ****63.6%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 45.9% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 295 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (10%) · **■** Marginal 242 (30%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Melaiyur1,420 people - Kanakai1,417 people - Gopalapuram1,307 people - Kurunjakulam1,267 people - Kurundamadam1,251 people - Poyyankulam1,234 people - Vaduvarpatti1,229 people - Sengulam1,182 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keelkudi?626114 - How far is Keelkudi from Virudhunagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Keelkudi?1,264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keelkudi in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keelkudi?60.0% (Census 2011)