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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Keelavasal, Madurai
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|pushpin_map_caption = Keelavasal, [[Madurai district|Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
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|postal_code = 625001
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|blank1_name_sec1 = Other neighbourhoods
|blank1_info_sec1 = [[Madurai]], [[Nelpettai]], [[Goripalayam, Madurai|Goripalayam]], [[Simmakkal, Madurai|Simmakkal]], [[Yanaikkal, Madurai|Yanaikkal]], [[South Gate, Madurai|South Gate]]
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|blank2_info_sec1 = [[Madurai Municipal Corporation]]
|blank3_name_sec1 = [[District Magistrate|District Collector]]
|blank3_info_sec1 = M. S. Sangeetha, [[Indian Administrative Service|I. A. S.]]
|blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|LS]]
|blank4_info_sec1 = [[Madurai Lok Sabha constituency|Madurai]]
|blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|VS]]
|blank5_info_sec1 = [[Madurai South Assembly constituency|Madurai]]
|blank6_name_sec1 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
|blank6_info_sec1 = [[S. Venkatesan]]
|blank7_name_sec1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|blank7_info_sec1 = [[M. Boominathan]]
|website = https://madurai.nic.in
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'''Keelavasal'''<ref>{{Cite book |author=Dr A. Balakrishnan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7zztAAAAMAAJ&q=Keelavasal,%2520Madurai |title=Impact of Globalisation and Retaining Strategies for Labour and Employment |date=2007 |publisher=Kalpaz Publications |isbn=978-81-7835-602-0 |language=en}}</ref> ('''Keellhavaasal''') is a neighborhood in [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lokal Tamil - தமிழ் செய்திகள் |url=https://tamil.getlokalapp.com/tamilnadu-news/madurai/madurai-city/renovation-work-is-in-full-swing-at-tirumala-nayakkar-mahal-12094908 |access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref> of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in the peninsular [[India]].

== Location ==
It is located with the [[Coordinate system|geographic coordinates]] of {{coord|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 Municipal Corporation|Madurai Corporation]] has planned to initiate Public-private Partnership Program parking system<ref>{{Cite news |title=Madurai corporation to initiate PPP parking system to curb on-road parking |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jan/30/madurai-corpn-to-initiate-ppp-parking-system-to-curb-on-road-parking-2542526.html |access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref> 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, Madurai|Tirumangalam]] and [[Othakadai]] will have a station at Keelavasal.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-27 |title=DPR for Madurai metro awarded to firm for Rs 1.3 crore |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/dpr-for-madurai-metro-awarded-to-firm-for-rs-1-3-crore/articleshow/99019690.cms |access-date=2023-12-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Sunitha Sekar |date=2023-02-07 |title=Metrolite for Madurai |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metrolite-for-madurai-31-km-elevated-stretch-planned-from-tirumangalam-to-othakadai/article66481746.ece |access-date=2023-12-09 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Education ==
There is an educational institution named [[St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Madurai|St. Mary's Higher Secondary School]] for boys situated on East Veli street<ref>{{Cite web |title=St.Mary's Higher Secondary School, Madurai |url=http://stmaryshssmdu.in/contactus.html |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=stmaryshssmdu.in}}</ref> at Keelavasal.

== Historical importance ==
Keelavasal has a historical palace viz., [[Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lokal Tamil - தமிழ் செய்திகள் |url=https://tamil.getlokalapp.com/tamilnadu-news/madurai/madurai-city/renovation-work-is-in-full-swing-at-tirumala-nayakkar-mahal-12094908 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=tamil.getlokalapp.com}}</ref> built by King [[Tirumala Nayaka|Thirumalai Nayakkar]], the then ruler of Madurai.

== Religion ==
There is a [[Hindu temple]] viz., Thenthiruvalavaya Swamy temple in Keelavasal,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arulmigu Thenthiruvalavaya Swamy Temple, Keelavasal, Madurai - 625001, Madurai District [TM031970]., sivan, Thenthiruvalavaya swamy, Meenakshi amman |url=https://hrce.tn.gov.in/hrcehome/index_temple.php?tid=31970 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=hrce.tn.gov.in}}</ref> 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, Madurai|St. Mary's Cathedral]], which was built in the year 1841,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Mary's Cathedral in Madurai (History, Timings & Phone) - Madurai Tourism 2023 |url=https://maduraitourism.co.in/saint-mary-s-cathedral-madurai |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=maduraitourism.co.in}}</ref> on East Veli Street in Keelavasal.

== Politics ==
Keelavasal area falls under the [[Madurai South Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=மதுரை தெற்கு: வெற்றியைத் தீா்மானிக்கும் சௌராஷ்டிரா சமூகத்தினர் |language=ta |url=https://www.dinamani.com/elections/tamil-nadu/constituencies/2021/mar/01/tn-assembly-election-2021-madurai-south-constituency-3572473.html |access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref> Also, this area belongs to [[Madurai Lok Sabha constituency]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Madurai]]
[[Category:Madurai district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods and suburbs of Madurai]]

Keelavasal, Madurai - Revision history

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