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Keelaiyur Population - Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Keelaiyur is a large village located in Melur Taluka of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu with total 1473 families residing. The Keelaiyur village has population of 5712 of which 2921 are males while 2791 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Keelaiyur village population of children with age 0-6 is 691 which makes up 12.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Keelaiyur village is 955 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Keelaiyur as per census is 980, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Keelaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Keelaiyur village was 82.43 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Keelaiyur Male literacy stands at 90.90 % while female literacy rate was 73.54 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Keelaiyur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Keelaiyur village.

Keelaiyur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,473 - -
Population 5,712 2,921 2,791
Child (0-6) 691 349 342
Schedule Caste 1,518 769 749
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.43 % 90.90 % 73.54 %
Total Workers 2,933 1,768 1,165
Main Worker 2,738 - -
Marginal Worker 195 86 109

Caste Factor

Keelaiyur village of Madurai has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.58 % of total population in Keelaiyur village. The village Keelaiyur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Keelaiyur village out of total population, 2933 were engaged in work activities. 93.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2933 workers engaged in Main Work, 498 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1488 were Agricultural labourer.