Kaliyakkavilai is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the India

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, Kaliyakkavilai had a population of 13,307. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kaliyakkavilai has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kaliyakkavilai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.