About Keelayur Village

Keelayur is a large village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,727, made up of 1,371 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1310.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelayur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Ilayangudi
Pincode	623702
Area (hectares)	1310.4 hectares
Population	2,727
Male Population	1,371
Female Population	1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Keelayur compares

By the 2011 count Keelayur is the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 1310.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1049.

Getting to Keelayur

Keelayur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keelayur 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. The nearest villages by name are Karaikulam, Karunchutti, Katchathanallur and Kattanur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Keelayur

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelayur village had a population of 2,727. That makes it the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Keelayur village has 1,371 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelayur has about 989 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 1049.

The pincode recorded for Keelayur is 623702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelayur covers 1310.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelayur falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Keelayur notes the nearest railway station 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 Keelayur.

Keelayur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.