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About Keelkudi Village

Keelkudi is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 622 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 610105
Area (hectares) 172.36 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 622
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Keelkudi compares

By the 2011 count Keelkudi is the 47th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 172.36 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Keelkudi

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

How far is Keelkudi from other places

Keelkudi lies about 12 km from Thiruvarur. 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 Keelkudi
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 1.9 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 12 km

Villages closest to Keelkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelkudi village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 47th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Keelkudi village has 622 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelkudi has about 950 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Keelkudi is 610105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelkudi covers 172.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keelkudi falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Keelkudi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Keelkudi is about 12 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelkudi is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Nannilam is about 1.9 km away. Thiruvarur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saliperi (under 2 km), Poongulam (under 2 km) and Nannilam (1.9 km).

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

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