| Kilvelur | |
| Settlement Type: | Taluk |
| Coordinates: | 10.764°N 79.74°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagapattinam |
| Population Total: | 137,791 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Area Code: | 91 4366 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 611104 |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1027 ♂/♀ |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Leader Name: | U. Mathivanan |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Registration Plate: | TN-51[1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Native Name Lang: | Tamil |
| Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Area Total Km2: | 269.89 |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Official Name: | Kilvelur |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Kilvelur taluk is a taluk of Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Kilvelur.
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Kilvelur had a population of 137,791 with 67,901 males and 69,890 females. There are 36,871 houses in the sub-district.
The taluk had a literacy rate of 76.11. Child population in the age group below 6 was 6,717 Males and 6,497 Females.[2]
Kilvelur is a Taluk in the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. According to Census 2011 information the sub-district code of Kilvelur block is 05800. Total area of Kilvelur is 279 km2 including 269.89 km2 rural area and 9.50 km2 urban area. There are about 51 villages in Kilvelur block
In Kilvelur Taulk, 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. 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 %.