| Nilaiyur | |
| Nickname: | Kaithari nagar |
| Settlement Type: | sub urban |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 9.51°N 78.3°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madurai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 12438 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 625005 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-58,59,64 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Madurai |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 1006 ♂/♀ |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 65.76% |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Virudhunagar |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | Thirumangalam |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 36°C |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 22.8°C |
Nilaiyur is a suburb in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, South India. It is located between the cities of Madurai and Thirumangalam (Exactly 17 km from Madurai and 15 km from Thirumangalam).
Nilaiyur has an average elevation of 5m (16feet). The Boundary lies the village of sambakulam(East), Karuvelampatti (South), Koothiyar kundu (West) and Thirupparankundram (North).
The maximum temperature approximately 36°C during April - May months and minimum temperature approximately 22.8 °C during December - January months.
Population of Nilaiyur is 12438 including Male -6201 and female -6237. The sex ratio is 1006 females per 1000 males. The Literacy Rate is 65.76%The population of the kaitharinagar is 6444 including Male -3184 and female -3260. This is during the year 2011.
The main occupation of the people is Agriculture. Paddy, pulses, groundnut, and sugarcane are the main field crops and coconut and banana are the important tree crops. The Nilaiyur Reservoir is the main water source.
In Kaithari nagar, the main occupation is weaving in Hand-loom sarees & power loom sarees, so the village name is called kaithari nagar.
The people following sourastra culture(Gujarat) and they following Gujarat culture like marriage function and Dhasal(puratasi) Etc.
Kaitharai Nagar in Nilayur panchayat got its name when handloom workers got houses through co-operative societies in the early 1980's.
Kaithari nagar people speak main language of Sourastra which the language origin from Gujarat, and Tamil is secondary language.