Kilvelur

Kilvelur கீழ்வேளூர்
city
Kilvelur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°45′50″N 79°44′24″E / 10.764°N 79.74°E / 10.764; 79.74Coordinates: 10°45′50″N 79°44′24″E / 10.764°N 79.74°E / 10.764; 79.74
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Population (2001)
• Total	7,404
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	611104
Telephone code	91 4366

Kilvelur is a panchayat town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It is 12 km east of Tiruvarur, 12 km west of Nagapattinam and 6 km west of Sikkal, a famous Murugan shrine.

Akshyalingaswamy temple glorified by Muthuswami Dikshitar is situated here.

As of 2001^[update] India census, 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%. Kilvelur is part of Kilvelur (SC) assembly constituency.

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