About Kelaiyur Village

Kelaiyur is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 289 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636601
Area (hectares)	96.05 hectares
Population	554
Male Population	289
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kelaiyur is the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 96.05 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kelaiyur

Kelaiyur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelaiyur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kelaiyur from other places

Kelaiyur lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 18 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 Kelaiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	12 km
Nearest town	Pallippatti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Minnampalli	18 km
District headquarters	Salem	26 km

Villages closest to Kelaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelaiyur village had a population of 554. That makes it the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kelaiyur village has 289 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelaiyur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kelaiyur is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelaiyur covers 96.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelaiyur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kelaiyur is Minnampalli, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kelaiyur.

Kelaiyur is about 26 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelaiyur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 12 km away. Pallippatti is about 16 km away. Minnampalli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.