Keelaiyur Population, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Keelaiyur is a village situated in Melur taluka of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,473 families residing in the village Keelaiyur. The total population of Keelaiyur is 5,712 out of which 2,921 are males and 2,791 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keelaiyur is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keelaiyur village is 691 which is 12% of the total population. There are 349 male children and 342 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keelaiyur is 980 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Keelaiyur village.

Population
5,712
Families
1,473
Literacy
82.43%
Sex Ratio
955

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keelaiyur is 82.4%. Thus Keelaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.8% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 90.9% and the female literacy rate is 73.54% in Keelaiyur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Keelaiyur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Keelaiyur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Keelaiyur village.

Total Male Female
Children 691 349 342
Literacy 82.43% 90.9% 73.54%
Scheduled Caste 1,518 769 749
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,573 583 990

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Keelaiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keelaiyur village out of total population, 2,933 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,933 workers engaged in Main Work, 498 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,488 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,738 1,682 1,056
Cultivators 498 308 190
Agriculture Labourer 1,488 842 646
Household Industries 30 14 16
Other Workers 722 518 204
Marginal Workers 195 86 109
Non Working 2,779 1,153 1,626

Nearby Villages to Keelaiyur,

Below are the list of villages near Keelaiyur village in Melur.

Village Population
Navinipatti 9,423
Keelavalavu 6,015
Pudusukkampatti 4,777
Saruguvalayapatti 6,371
A.Valayapatti 2,366
Thanaiyamangalam 4,423
Ayuthapatti 504
Sathamangalam 1,061
Kidaripatti 5,155
Surakkundu 3,198

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