title: Kilvelur
text: # Kilvelur
  
  Kilvelur is a panchayat town in kilvelur taluk in the district of Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
  
  ## Famous Towns nearby
  
  It is 12 km east of Tiruvarur, 12 km west of Nagapattinam and 6 km west of Sikkal, a famous Murugan shrine. Nagapattinam , Thiruvarur , Karaikal , Thiruthuraipoondi are the nearby Cities to kilvelur
  
  ## 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 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, 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
  
  