Skip to main content

About Keelameni Village

Keelameni is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 288 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelameni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelameni village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601204
Area (hectares) 171.78 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 288
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Keelameni compares

By the 2011 count Keelameni is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 171.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1011.

Getting to Keelameni

Keelameni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Keelameni 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keelameni from other places

Keelameni lies about 30 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 6.3 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 Keelameni
Nearest railway station Kavaraippettai 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 7.4 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 30 km

Villages closest to Keelameni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelameni village had a population of 560. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Keelameni village has 288 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelameni has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Keelameni is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelameni covers 171.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelameni falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelameni is Kavaraippettai, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Keelameni.

Keelameni is about 30 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelameni is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Kavaraippettai is about 6.3 km away. Ponneri is about 7.4 km away. Thiruvallur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durainallur (1.6 km), Adambakkam (1.8 km) and Chinnambedu (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.