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About Keelmaruvathur Village

Keelmaruvathur is a large village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,125, made up of 1,066 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelmaruvathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelmaruvathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603319
Area (hectares) 223.01 hectares
Population 2,125
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Keelmaruvathur compares

By the 2011 count Keelmaruvathur is the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 223.01 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Keelmaruvathur

Keelmaruvathur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Keelmaruvathur as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keelmaruvathur from other places

Keelmaruvathur lies about 62 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Karunguzhi, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Keelmaruvathur
Nearest town Pudupattanam 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 15 km
Nearest railway station Karunguzhi 23 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 62 km

Villages closest to Keelmaruvathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cheyyur tehsil.

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 Keelmaruvathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelmaruvathur village had a population of 2,125. That makes it the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Keelmaruvathur village has 1,066 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelmaruvathur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Keelmaruvathur is 603319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelmaruvathur covers 223.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keelmaruvathur falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelmaruvathur is Karunguzhi, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within 1 km distance for Keelmaruvathur.

Keelmaruvathur is about 62 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelmaruvathur is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Pudupattanam is about 8.5 km away. Cheyyur is about 15 km away. Karunguzhi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koovathur (under 2 km), Kilarkollai (2.6 km) and Kadalur (2.8 km).

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

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