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About Keelappanaiyur Village

Keelappanaiyur is a large village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,450, made up of 1,244 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelappanaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelappanaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622201
Area (hectares) 927.95 hectares
Population 2,450
Male Population 1,244
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keelappanaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Keelappanaiyur is the 21st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 927.95 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 993.

Getting to Keelappanaiyur

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

Keelappanaiyur lies about 18 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 12 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 Keelappanaiyur
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 12 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 18 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 18 km

Villages closest to Keelappanaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelappanaiyur village had a population of 2,450. That makes it the 21st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Keelappanaiyur village has 1,244 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelappanaiyur has about 969 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Keelappanaiyur is 622201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelappanaiyur covers 927.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelappanaiyur falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelappanaiyur is Valaramanikkam, about 12 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 Keelappanaiyur.

Keelappanaiyur is about 18 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelappanaiyur is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Valaramanikkam is about 12 km away. Arantāngi is about 13 km away. Thirumayam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirayampatti (4.7 km), Samandanvayal (5.2 km) and Thuraiyur (5.2 km).

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

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