Killiyur, Kanniyakumari

Killiyoor
Town
Killiyoor Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°16′50″N77°10′43″E / 8.28056°N 77.17861°E / 8.28056; 77.17861
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Population  (2001)
• Total	19,275
Languages
• Official	Tamil
• Spoken	Tamil, Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Killiyoor is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Killiyoor is one of the 6 taluks in the Kanniyakumari district. It includes the revenue blocks of Munchirai and Killiyoor.

Demographics

Religions in Killiyoor
Religion			Percent
Christians			26.30%
Hindus			73.33%
Muslims			0.17%
Others			0.20%

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Killiyoor had a population of 19,275. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Killiyoor has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 72%. In Killiyoor, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Killiyoor (State Assembly Constituency) is part of Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency. ^[2]

State Assembly Representatives from Killiyoor are^{[ citation needed ]}

1. .R.Ponnapa Nadar
2. A.Neasamony
3. William
4. N.Dennis
5. P.Vijayarahavan
6. Dr. D. Kumaradas
7. S.John Jacob
8. Rajesh Kumar

References

1. "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.
2. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.