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

Keelaiyur is a village situated in Sirkali taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,215 families residing in the village Keelaiyur. The total population of Keelaiyur is 8,870 out of which 4,447 are males and 4,423 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keelaiyur is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keelaiyur village is 1058 which is 12% of the total population. There are 550 male children and 508 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keelaiyur is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Keelaiyur village.

Population
8,870
Families
2,215
Literacy
75.31%
Sex Ratio
995

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keelaiyur is 75.3%. Thus Keelaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 83.99% and the female literacy rate is 66.67% 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 1,058 550 508
Literacy 75.31% 83.99% 66.67%
Scheduled Caste 1,741 842 899
Scheduled Tribe 20 9 11
Illiterate 2,987 1,174 1,813

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Keelaiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keelaiyur village out of total population, 3,483 were engaged in work activities. 83.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,483 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 981 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,897 2,266 631
Cultivators 110 92 18
Agriculture Labourer 981 685 296
Household Industries 22 10 12
Other Workers 1,784 1,479 305
Marginal Workers 586 200 386
Non Working 5,387 1,981 3,406

Nearby Villages to Keelaiyur,

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

Village Population
Thiruvengadu 8,252
Manigramam 3,248
Radhanallur 5,232
Melaiyur 5,883
Nangur 4,482
Vanagiri 6,853
Sembathaniruppu 3,679
Kathiruppu 2,413
Pagasalai 2,086
Kondathur 360

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