Kavalur

Kavalur
village
Kavalur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Kavalur
Kavalur (India)
Coordinates: 12°34′40.872″N 78°48′47.448″E / 12.57802000°N 78.81318000°E / 12.57802000; 78.81318000Coordinates: 12°34′40.872″N 78°48′47.448″E / 12.57802000°N 78.81318000°E / 12.57802000; 78.81318000
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District vellore
Population (2001)
 • Total 1,010
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 635701
Telephone code 04174
Vehicle registration TN-23

Kavalur is a village in the Jawadhu Hills in Vaniyambadi taluk of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village hosts the Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO), which was established in the 1970s, and contains the 1m Carl Zeiss Telescope, and the 2.3m Vainu Bappu telescope.

Demographics

As of 2001 census, Kavalur had a total population of 1010 with 496 males and 514 females. The sex ratio was 1036. The literacy rate was 48.45.

See also

References

    Further reading

    • "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07.


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