| Keelavasal, Madurai | |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 9.9189°N 78.1265°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Established Title: | |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 159.87 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil, English |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Speech |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 625001 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91452******* |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Other neighbourhoods |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Madurai, Nelpettai, Goripalayam, Simmakkal, Yanaikkal, South Gate |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Corporation |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | District Collector |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | M. S. Sangeetha, I. A. S. |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | LS |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Madurai |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | VS |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Madurai |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | MP |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | S. Venkatesan |
| Blank7 Name Sec1: | MLA |
| Blank7 Info Sec1: | M. Boominathan |
| Website: | https://madurai.nic.in |
Keelavasal[1] (Keellhavaasal) is a neighborhood in Madurai[2] of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.
It is located with the geographic coordinates of 9.9189°N 78.1265°W in Madurai.
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.
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]
There is an educational institution named St. Mary's Higher Secondary School for boys situated on East Veli street[6] at Keelavasal.
Keelavasal has a historical palace viz., Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal[7] built by King Thirumalai Nayakkar, the then ruler of Madurai.
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.
Keelavasal area falls under the Madurai South Assembly constituency.[10] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency.