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About Keelathanian Village

Keelathanian is a large village in Ponnamaravathi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,168, made up of 1,091 males and 1,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelathanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelathanian village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Ponnamaravathi
Pincode 622002
Area (hectares) 901.25 hectares
Population 2,168
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 1,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keelathanian compares

By the 2011 count Keelathanian is the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents. Its 901.25 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 well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Keelathanian

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

Keelathanian lies about 24 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 20 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 Keelathanian
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponnamaravathi 24 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 24 km

Villages closest to Keelathanian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelathanian village had a population of 2,168. That makes it the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents.

Keelathanian village has 1,091 males and 1,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelathanian has about 987 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Keelathanian is 622002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelathanian covers 901.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelathanian falls under Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelathanian is Namanasamudram, about 20 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 Keelathanian.

Keelathanian 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.

Keelathanian is in Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 20 km away. Ponnamaravathi is about 24 km away. Pudukkottai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalanivoipatti (2.0 km), Usilampatti (2.7 km) and Karanapatti (2.8 km).

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

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