Nilaiyur
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Nilaiyur | |
|---|---|
sub urban | |
| Nickname: Kaithari nagar | |
  Nilaiyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Nilaiyur Nilaiyur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9.51°0′0″N 78.3°0′0″E / 9.51000°N 78.30000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,438 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625005 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-58,59,64 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Madurai |
| Sex ratio | 1006 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 65.76% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Virudhunagar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Thirumangalam |
| Avg. summer temperature | 36 °C (97 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22.8 °C (73.0 °F) |
Nilaiyur is a suburb in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, South India.[1] 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 5 m (16 ft). The Boundary lies the village of sambakulam(East), Karuvelampatti (South), Koothiyar kundu (West) and Thirupparankundram (North).
The maximum temperature is approximately 36°C during April - May months and the minimum temperature is approximately 22.8 °C during December - January months.