Keelakolathur Explained

Keelakolathur
Native Name Lang:ta
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ariyalur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3135
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:TN-
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:1030 /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:63.03%

Keelakolathur is a village in the Ariyalur taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Jallikattu (an event similar to bull fight) is conducted here during the Thaipoosam festival season, which occurs during the end of January. Many people from in and around Tamil Nadu state come here during this festival to visit the Jallikattu.

Agriculture

As a part of Kaveri river passes the water to the village, people store the rain waters in lakes and ponds, which is helpful during the summer. People use the borewell water for irrigation and drinking. Agriculture is carried out in vast areas around this place. Rice, sugar cane, peanuts, sunflower and plantains are the major crops.

The climate is moderate with no extremes. There is frequent bus service from Thanjavur and Ariyalur. It has one Post office and few provisional stores to fulfil the peoples daily needs. There are some yearly festivals like Amman Thiruvizha, Theemithi Thiruvizha(fire walking) and Pongal.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Keelakolathur had a total population of 3135 with 1544 males and 1591 females.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx Primary Census Abstract, Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu