Kilvelur is a panchayat town in Nagapattinam district in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

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. It is 12 km east of Tiruvarur

Tiruvarur

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, 12 km west of Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. It is a prominent seaport on the east coast of India and an important centre of trade and commerce.The town of Nagapattinam dates back to the Sangam period...

 and 6 km west of Sikkal

Sikkal

This article is about the village of Sikkal. For the article about the temple go to Sikkal Singaravelan Temple.Sikkal is a small township near Nagapattinam in Tamilnadu, India. It is 6 km west of Nagapattinam, 18 km east of Thiruvarur and 6 km east of Kilvelur...

 a famous Muruga shrine. It is famous for its magnificent Akshyalingaswamy temple that was glorified in the immortal song of Muthuswami Dikshitar

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 - Akshaya Linga Vibho in the Raga

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Dheerasankarabharanam

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, Kilvelur had a population of 7404. Males (3694) constitute 50% of the population and females (3791) 50%. Kilvelur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kilvelur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
KILVELUR taluk is a taluk of Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Kilvelur.
Kilvelur is located 11.02 km distance from its District Main City Nagapattinam . It is located 261 km distance from its State Main City Chennai .
Kilvelur Taluk - pachayats or Villages names:

Agarakadabanur,
Anaimangalam,
Anakudy,
Anthagudy,
Athipuliyur,
Chinnathambur,
Eravanchery,
Erayankudy,
Illuppur,
Irukkai,
Kakkalani,
Karaipidagai North,
Karaipidagai South,
Karunganni,
Keelaiyur,
Kilapidangai,
Killukudy,
Kilvelur,
Kohur,
Koil Kannappur,
Koorathangudy,
Koothur,
Kurukathi,
Kurumanakudy,
Manalur,
Mohanur,
Okkur,
Ottathattai,
Palakurichi,
Pattamangalam,
Prathambaramapuram,
Pudupalli,
Radhamangalam,
Sattiyakkudi,
Serunallur,
Shoalvidayapuram,
Sigar,
Thalayamalai,
Thannilapadi,
Thevur,
Thirukannankudy,
Thirupoondi East,
Thirupoondi West,
Vadagarai,
Vadakalathur,
Vadakkuveli,
Vandalur,
Velanganni,
Venkitangal,
Venmanacheri,
Venmani,
Vepanchery,
Vettaikaraniruppu,
Vilundavadi.