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About Keelaiyur Village

Keelaiyur is one of the larger villages in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,870, made up of 4,447 males and 4,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 896.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609105, 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 Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609105
Area (hectares) 896.76 hectares
Population 8,870
Male Population 4,447
Female Population 4,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 896.76 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

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 42 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 8.6 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
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 8.6 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 12 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 42 km

Villages closest to Keelaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelaiyur village had a population of 8,870. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Keelaiyur village has 4,447 males and 4,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelaiyur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Keelaiyur is 609105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelaiyur covers 896.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keelaiyur falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelaiyur is Vithisvarankol, about 8.6 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 42 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelaiyur is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Vithisvarankol is about 8.6 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 10 km away. Sirkali is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semangalam (3.9 km), Sembathaniruppu (3.9 km) and Alaveli (4.0 km).

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

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