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Killai
Town
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Coordinates: 11°27′59″N 79°46′22″E / 11.46639°N 79.77278°E / 11.46639; 79.77278
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Area
• Total	15.98 km (6.17 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,608
• Density	850/km (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Killai is a second-grade panchayat town in the Chidambaram taluk of the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Killai is spread over 15.98 square kilometres (6.17 sq mi) of land in the Chidambaram taluk of Cuddalore district. It is located at 11°27′59″N 79°46′22″E / 11.46639°N 79.77278°E / 11.46639; 79.77278, at the mouth of the Vellar River. It is on the river's south bank, across from the town of Parangipettai. The only reserve forests in the taluk are located to the south of the town. The Killai and Pichavaram reserve forests, which contain mangrove forest ecosystems, also contain the Killai backwater, part of the Vellar River's estuary.

Demographics

In 2011, there were 3,359 households in the town, which had a population of 13,608 people. 6,851, or about 50.3% of the population were male, while 6,757, about 49.7%, were female. 1,710 children, about 12.6% of the town's population, were at or below the age of 6 in 2011. 4,236, about 31.1% of the population, were classified by the census as scheduled castes or scheduled tribes. 67.4% of the population was literate.

References

1. "Cuddalore District Census Handbook (A)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
2. "Cuddalore District Census Handbook (B)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

v t e Cuddalore district
Taluks	Bhuvanagiri Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Srimushnam Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Veppur Vriddachalam
Revenue blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam
Revenue divisions	Chidambaram Cuddalore Vriddachalam
Municipal Corporations	Cuddalore
Municipalities	Chidambaram Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam Vadalur Tittakudi
Bodies of water	Kollidam River Perumal Eri Ponnaiyar River(South Pennar River) Veeranam Lake Vellar River Wellington Lake
History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore
Places of interest	Chidambaram Temple Silver Beach Fort St David Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha Thillai Kali Temple Thiruvadigai Temple Thiruvanthipuram Temple Vriddhagiriswarar Temple
Universities	Annamalai University

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