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About Keelakarai Village

Keelakarai is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 814 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelakarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608302
Area (hectares) 267.17 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 814
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keelakarai compares

By the 2011 count Keelakarai is the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 267.17 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Keelakarai

Keelakarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keelakarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karunakaranallur, Karupperi, Karuppur and Kavalagudi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Keelakarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelakarai village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Keelakarai village has 814 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelakarai has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Keelakarai is 608302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelakarai covers 267.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelakarai falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Keelakarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keelakarai.

Keelakarai is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Keelakarai today is likely to be higher.

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