Keelayur Population, Caste, Working Data Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Keelayur is a village situated in Ilayangudi taluka of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 684 families residing in the village Keelayur. The total population of Keelayur is 2,727 out of which 1,371 are males and 1,356 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keelayur is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keelayur village is 270 which is 10% of the total population. There are 132 male children and 138 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keelayur is 1,045 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Keelayur village.

Population
2,727
Families
684
Literacy
72.41%
Sex Ratio
989

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keelayur is 72.4%. Thus Keelayur village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.7% of Sivaganga district. The male literacy rate is 81.84% and the female literacy rate is 62.81% in Keelayur village.

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

Keelayur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 270 132 138
Literacy 72.41% 81.84% 62.81%
Scheduled Caste 1,136 582 554
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 948 357 591

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Keelayur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keelayur village out of total population, 1,332 were engaged in work activities. 43.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,332 workers engaged in Main Work, 416 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 575 401 174
Cultivators 416 287 129
Agriculture Labourer 28 16 12
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 129 96 33
Marginal Workers 757 404 353
Non Working 1,395 566 829

Nearby Villages to Keelayur,

Below are the list of villages near Keelayur village in Ilayangudi.

Village Population
Ilayangudi South 1,559
Melayur 1,869
Ilayangudi North 1,408
Keelanettur 1,232
Karunchutti 2,464
Kurichi 1,360
Valayanendal 1,891
Munaivendri 2,058
Vadakkukeeranur 1,000
Thiruudayarpuram 337

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