Kavalur
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Kavalur | |
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  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 | |
| 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[update] 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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