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About Keelapuliyur Village

Keelapuliyur is one of the larger villages in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,091, made up of 2,539 males and 2,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1110.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelapuliyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelapuliyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Perambalur
Tehsil Kunnam
Pincode 621115
Area (hectares) 1110.92 hectares
Population 5,091
Male Population 2,539
Female Population 2,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keelapuliyur compares

By the 2011 count Keelapuliyur is the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 1110.92 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Keelapuliyur

Keelapuliyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keelapuliyur 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 Keelapuliyur from other places

Keelapuliyur lies about 145 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, about 4.8 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 Keelapuliyur
Nearest railway station Panchalam 4.8 km
Nearest town Tindivanam 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunnam 23 km
District headquarters Perambalur 145 km

Villages closest to Keelapuliyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelapuliyur village had a population of 5,091. That makes it the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Keelapuliyur village has 2,539 males and 2,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelapuliyur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Keelapuliyur is 621115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelapuliyur covers 1110.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelapuliyur falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelapuliyur is Panchalam, about 4.8 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 Keelapuliyur.

Keelapuliyur is about 145 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelapuliyur is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Panchalam is about 4.8 km away. Tindivanam is about 6.6 km away. Kunnam 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 Naranamangalam (8.1 km), Vadakalur (8.5 km) and Padalur (11 km).

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

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