Kaliyakkavilai
Kaliyakkavilai is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, close to the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. It lies on the Kochi-Trivandrum-Kanyakumari National highway 47.
Kaliyakkavilai | |
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city | |
  Kaliyakkavilai Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°19′22″N 77°09′14″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanniyakumari |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,307 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Spoken | Tamil Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-75 |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Kaliyakkavilai had a population of 13,307. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kaliyakkavilai has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kaliyakkavilai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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