Keezhkulam | |
Native Name: | Keezhkulam |
Native Name Lang: | Tamil and Malayalam |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 8.3231°N 77.2008°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanniyakumari |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 17352 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 629193 |
Keezhkulam is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the India state of Tamil Nadu.
As of the 2001 India census,[1] Keezhkulam is shown to have a population of 17,352 with 51% of the population male and 49% female.
According to the information gathered in 2001, Keezhkulam had an average literacy rate of 79%, which is higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was at 79% and female literacy was at 72%. Also according to the census, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.