Keellhakkuyilkudi or Kilakuyilkudi is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in India.[1][2] This place is of importance that Jaina inscriptions and monuments are found here.[3]

Keellhakkuyilkudi
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Keellhakkuyilkudi is located in Tamil Nadu
Keellhakkuyilkudi
Keellhakkuyilkudi
Keellhakkuyilkudi, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°54′43″N 78°02′32″E / 9.9120°N 78.0421°E / 9.9120; 78.0421
Country India
StateTamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai
Elevation
170.9 m (560.7 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,606
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
 • SpeechTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625019
Telephone code+91452*******
Other NeighbourhoodsNagamalai, Palkalai Nagar, Karadipatti, Virattipathu, Chekkanurani
LSVirudhunagar
VSThiruparankundram

Location

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Keellhakkuyilkudi is located with the coordinates of (9°54′43″N 78°02′32″E / 9.9120°N 78.0421°E / 9.9120; 78.0421) in Madurai district.

 
 
Keellhakkuyilkudi
Kilakuyilkudi (Tamil Nadu)

Population

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As per 2011 census of India, the total population of Kilakuyilkudi was 2,606 persons, out of which 1,339 persons were males and 1,257 persons were females.[4]

Speciality

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Samanamalai, the rock-cut monuments is found at Kilakuyilkudi.[5]

Politics

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Kilakuyilkudi falls under Thiruparankundram Assembly constituency and this area belongs to Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kilakuyilkudi Pin Code - 625019, All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search madurai Post Office Address". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Jaina Archaeological Heritage of Tamilnadu. Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, [University of Madras] by Shri Bharatvarshiya Digamber Jain (Teerth Sanrakshini) Mahasabha. 2005.
  3. ^ India Dept of Archaeology (1964). Indian Archaeology.
  4. ^ "Kilakuyilkudi Village Population - Madurai South - Madurai, Tamil Nadu". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ Himanshu Prabha Ray (26 June 2019). Negotiating Cultural Identity: Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-22793-2.
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