7-630: Killai is a second-grade panchayat town in the Chidambaram taluk of the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu , India. Killai is spread over 15.98 square kilometres (6.17 sq mi) of land in the Chidambaram taluk of Cuddalore district. It is located at 11°27′59″N 79°46′22″E / 11.46639°N 79.77278°E / 11.46639; 79.77278 , at the mouth of the Vellar River . It
14-449: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Panchayat town A nagar panchayat ( transl. 'town council' ) or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality . An urban centre with more than 12,000 and less than 40,000 inhabitants
21-435: Is classified as a nagar panchayat. The population requirement for a Town Panchayat can vary from state to state. Such councils are formed under the panchayati raj administrative system. In census data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "town panchayat". Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and urban local bodies (ULB). The structure and
28-532: Is on the river's south bank, across from the town of Parangipettai . The only reserve forests in the taluk are located to the south of the town. The Killai and Pichavaram reserve forests, which contain mangrove forest ecosystems, also contain the Killai backwater, part of the Vellar River's estuary . In 2011, there were 3,359 households in the town, which had a population of 13,608 people. 6,851, or about 50.3% of
35-583: The basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. One third of the seats are reserved for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and women. The Councillors or Ward Members are chosen by direct election from electoral wards in the nagar panchayat. Alongside the elected officials, the state government appoints officers to facilitate the administration and functioning of Nagar Panchayats. Such as chief executive officer or Secretary, Superintendents, Engineers, Health Inspectors, etc. These officers are appointed based on specific rules and regulations set by
42-458: The functions of the nagar panchayat are decided by the state government. Each Nagar Panchayat has a committee consisting of a chairperson or president with ward members. Membership consists of a minimum of ten elected ward members and three nominated members. The Chairperson or President is the head of Nagar Panchayat. The NAC members of the Nagar are elected the several wards of the nagar panchayat on
49-400: The population were male, while 6,757, about 49.7%, were female. 1,710 children, about 12.6% of the town's population, were at or below the age of 6 in 2011. 4,236, about 31.1% of the population, were classified by the census as scheduled castes or scheduled tribes . 67.4% of the population was literate. This article related to a location in Cuddalore district , Tamil Nadu , India is
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