Keelavasal, Madurai

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Keelavasal, Madurai
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Keelavasal, Madurai
Keelavasal, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°55′08.0″N78°07′35.4″E / 9.918889°N 78.126500°E / 9.918889; 78.126500
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg 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.

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Location

It is located with the geographic coordinates of 9°55′08.0″N78°07′35.4″E / 9.918889°N 78.126500°E / 9.918889; 78.126500 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.

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