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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Short description|Panchayat town in India}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Kilvelur
| other_name         =
| nickname           =
| settlement_type    = Panchayat town
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| pushpin_map        = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates        = {{coord|10.764|N|79.74|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
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| governing_body     = Town panchayat
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     =
| area_rank          =
| area_total_km2     = 9.50
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m        = 8
| population_total   = 8272
| population_as_of   = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 611104
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| area_code          = 91 4366
| registration_plate = TN51
| website            =
| footnotes          =
| official_name      = Kilvelur
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'''Kilvelur''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[kilvelur taluk]] in the district of [[Nagapattinam district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].
==Famous Towns nearby==
It is 12&nbsp;km east of [[Thiruvarur|Tiruvarur]], 12&nbsp;km west of [[Nagapattinam]] and 6&nbsp;km west of [[Sikkal]], a famous [[Murugan]] shrine. [[Nagapattinam]], [[Thiruvarur]], [[Karaikal]], [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] are the nearby Cities to kilvelur
==Literacy==
[[Literacy|Literacy rate]] of Kilvelur city is 89.82 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Kilvelur, Male literacy is around 94.33 % while female literacy rate is 85.60 %.
==Demographics==
Female [[Sex ratio|Sex Ratio]] is of 1058 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kilvelur is around 938 compared to [[Tamil Nadu]] state average of 943.
==Population==
{{As of|2011|}} India [[Census of India|census]], Kilvelur had a population of 8,272 of which 4,020 are males while 4,252 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. in Kilvelur [[Town panchayat|Town Panchayat]]
==References==
<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Srinivasan|first1=Sharada|last2=Bedi|first2=Arjun S.|date=2011|title=Census 2011 and Child Sex Ratios in Tamil Nadu|journal=SSRN Electronic Journal|doi=10.2139/ssrn.1856752|s2cid=127452444|issn=1556-5068}}</ref>{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Government Portal|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=www.tn.gov.in}}</ref>
[[Category:Cities and towns in Nagapattinam district]]