Keelavasal, Madurai

Keelavasal, Madurai
Neighbourhood
Keelavasal, Madurai Keelavasal, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°55′08.0″N 78°07′35.4″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Elevation	159.87 m (524.51 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
• Speech	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625001
Telephone code	+91452*******
Other neighbourhoods	Madurai, Nelpettai, Goripalayam, Simmakkal, Yanaikkal, South Gate
Corporation	Madurai Municipal Corporation
District Collector	M. S. Sangeetha, I. A. S.
LS	Madurai
VS	Madurai
MP	S. Venkatesan
MLA	M. Boominathan
Website	https://madurai.nic.in

Keelavasal^[1] (Keellhavaasal) is a neighborhood in Madurai^[2] of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.

Location

It is located with the geographic coordinates of 9°55′08.0″N 78°07′35.4″E in Madurai.

Transport

Road transport

To curb on-road parking at Keelavasal and its surrounding areas, Madurai Corporation has planned to initiate Public-private Partnership Program parking system^[3] that will considerably reduce traffic jams.

Rail transport

Madurai metrolite

Under Mass Rapid Transit system, Madurai Metrolite project that has been planned to connect Tirumangalam and Othakadai will have a station at Keelavasal.^[4][5]

Education

There is an educational institution named St. Mary's Higher Secondary School for boys situated on East Veli street^[6] at Keelavasal.

Historical importance

Keelavasal has a historical palace viz., Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal^[7] built by King Thirumalai Nayakkar, the then ruler of Madurai.

Religion

There is a Hindu temple viz., Thenthiruvalavaya Swamy temple in Keelavasal,^[8] which is maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Also there is a Christian Catholic Church namely St. Mary's Cathedral, which was built in the year 1841,^[9] on East Veli Street in Keelavasal.

Politics

Keelavasal area falls under the Madurai South Assembly constituency.^[10] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency.

References

1. Dr A. Balakrishnan (2007). Impact of Globalisation and Retaining Strategies for Labour and Employment. Kalpaz Publications. ISBN 978-81-7835-602-0.
2. "Lokal Tamil - தமிழ் செய்திகள்". Retrieved 9 December 2023.
3. "Madurai corporation to initiate PPP parking system to curb on-road parking". Retrieved 9 December 2023.
4. "DPR for Madurai metro awarded to firm for Rs 1.3 crore". The Times of India. 27 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
5. Sunitha Sekar (7 February 2023). "Metrolite for Madurai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
6. "St.Mary's Higher Secondary School, Madurai". stmaryshssmdu.in. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
7. "Lokal Tamil - தமிழ் செய்திகள்". tamil.getlokalapp.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
8. "Arulmigu Thenthiruvalavaya Swamy Temple, Keelavasal, Madurai - 625001, Madurai District [TM031970]., sivan, Thenthiruvalavaya swamy, Meenakshi amman". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
9. "Saint Mary's Cathedral in Madurai (History, Timings & Phone) - Madurai Tourism 2023". maduraitourism.co.in. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
10. "மதுரை தெற்கு: வெற்றியைத் தீா்மானிக்கும் சௌராஷ்டிரா சமூகத்தினர்" (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 December 2023.