About Keelathur Village

Keelathur is a large village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,380, made up of 1,698 males and 1,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1409.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Alangudi
Pincode	622304
Area (hectares)	1409.02 hectares
Population	3,380
Male Population	1,698
Female Population	1,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Keelathur compares

By the 2011 count Keelathur is the 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 1409.02 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Keelathur

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

Keelathur lies about 24 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 16 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 Keelathur
Tehsil headquarters	Alangudi	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ayingudi	16 km
Nearest town	Peravurani	19 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	24 km

Villages closest to Keelathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelathur village had a population of 3,380. That makes it the 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Keelathur village has 1,698 males and 1,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelathur has about 991 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 1028.

The pincode recorded for Keelathur is 622304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelathur covers 1409.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelathur falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelathur is Ayingudi, about 16 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 Keelathur.

Keelathur is about 24 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelathur is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Alangudi is about 5.8 km away. Ayingudi is about 16 km away. Peravurani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.