Nilaiyur

Nilaiyur
—  village  —
Nilaiyur Location of Nilaiyur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	9.51°0′0″N 78.3°0′0″E / 9.51°N 78.3°E / 9.51; 78.3Coordinates: 9.51°0′0″N 78.3°0′0″E / 9.51°N 78.3°E / 9.51; 78.3
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Madurai
Nearest city	Madurai
Parliamentary constituency	Virudhunagar
Assembly constituency	Thirumangalam
Population	12,438 (2001[update])
Sex ratio	1006 ♂/♀
Literacy	65.76%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Coastline	• 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	•      36 °C (97 °F) •      22.8 °C (73.0 °F)
Codes • Pincode • 625005 • Vehicle • TN-

Nilaiyur (நிலையூர் ) is a village panchayath in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, South India. It is located between the cities of Madurai and Thirumangalam (Exactly17 km from Madurai and15 km from Thirumangalam).

Geography & Climate

Nilaiyur is located at 9°31′N 78°18′E / 9.51°N 78.3°E / 9.51; 78.3. It 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 approximately36°C during April - May months and minimum temperature approximately22.8°C during December - January Months.

Division & Population

Population of Nilaiyur is12438 including Male -6201 and female -6237. The sex ratio is1006 females per1000 males. The Literacy Rate is65.76%

Occupation & Culture

The main occupation of the people is Agriculture. Paddy, pulses, groundnut, and sugarcane are the main field crops and coconut, mango and banana are the important tree crops. The Nilaiyur Reservoir is the main water source.