Kilnathur

Kilnathur, also known as kizh-arunai, is a suburb and town panchayat in Thiruvannaamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest settlements in North arcot region. It developed along with Tiruvannamalai. It spreads on the Pondicherry Road (NH 234) {via:Villupuram}. It is the next area to gandhinagar.

Kilnathur Kizh-Arunai
panchayat town
Kilnathur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12.22°N 79.11°E / 12.22; 79.11
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Government
• Chairman	ammaiayappan(dmk)
Area
• Total	16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	13,600
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	91-4175
Vehicle registration	TN 25
Lok Sabha constituency	thiruvannamlai
Vidhan Sabha constituency	thiruvannamalai city
Climate	moderate (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	41 °C (106 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	18 °C (64 °F)

Demographics

As of 2001, Kilnathur had a population of 90,000. In 2011 census, Kilnathur had a population of 99,600.

Linguistic census
Linguistic groups			Percent(%)
Tamil			70.57%
Kannada			4.07%
Urdu			3.79%
Telugu			13.01%
Tulu			6.01%
Creole			0.4%
Malay			0.13%
Other			0.01%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	9,867	—
1951	13,912	+41.0%
1961	16,441	+18.2%
1981	24,462	+48.8%
1991	29,196	+19.4%
2001	34,376	+17.7%
2011	39,578	+15.1%
Sources: 1951 – 2001

Transport

Roads

• It comes under Tiruvannamalai urban agglomerations on Pondicherry Road [via:Villupuram] NH 234.
• Nearly 1.5 km of Thiruvannamalai's new bye-passes and its railway bridge comes under the limit of Kilnathur town panchayat.

Railways

• There is one railway station for kil nathur called as "kizh-arunai" at villupuram railway route.