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About Keelapalaiyur Village

Keelapalaiyur is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 365 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelapalaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelapalaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 612610
Area (hectares) 275.65 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 365
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Keelapalaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Keelapalaiyur is the 94th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 275.65 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Keelapalaiyur

Keelapalaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keelapalaiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keelapalaiyur from other places

Keelapalaiyur lies about 16 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koradacheri, about 5.4 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 Keelapalaiyur
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Koradacheri 5.4 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 16 km

Villages closest to Keelapalaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelapalaiyur village had a population of 745. That makes it the 94th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Keelapalaiyur village has 365 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelapalaiyur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Keelapalaiyur is 612610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelapalaiyur covers 275.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keelapalaiyur falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelapalaiyur is Koradacheri, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Keelapalaiyur.

Keelapalaiyur is about 16 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelapalaiyur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Kodavasal is about 5.4 km away. Koradacheri is about 5.4 km away. Koothanallur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaiyappalaiyur (under 2 km), Neikuppai (1.8 km) and Arpar (1.8 km).

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

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