About Keelaiyur Village

Keelaiyur is one of the larger villages in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,712, made up of 2,921 males and 2,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1103.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Melur
Pincode	625106
Area (hectares)	1103.74 hectares
Population	5,712
Male Population	2,921
Female Population	2,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Keelaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Keelaiyur is the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1103.74 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Keelaiyur

Keelaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keelaiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keelaiyur from other places

Keelaiyur lies about 32 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 25 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 Keelaiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Melur	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sivaganga	25 km
District headquarters	Madurai	32 km

Villages closest to Keelaiyur

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

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Common questions about Keelaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelaiyur village had a population of 5,712. That makes it the 15th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Keelaiyur village has 2,921 males and 2,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelaiyur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Keelaiyur is 625106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelaiyur covers 1103.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelaiyur falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelaiyur is Sivaganga, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Keelaiyur.

Keelaiyur is about 32 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelaiyur is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 5.1 km away. Sivaganga is about 25 km away. Madurai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.