Sathuvachari
Sathuvachari
சத்தூவாச்சாரி Sathuvachari | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Sathuvachari after dusk | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore District |
| Talukas | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vellore Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Mrs. P. Karthiyayini |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 632009 |
| Telephone code | 91 416 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 23 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vellore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Vellore |
| Civic agency | Vellore Municipal Corporation |
Sathuvachari is an area and Zone-II headquarters of Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is located in the east of Vellore city. It is situated in the bank of Palaar River. Sathuvachari, a well-developed part of Vellore with Collectorate, S.P.Office, District science center, Vellore District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd (Aavin), Vellore District Court, Tamil Nadu Housing Board Office, Regional Transport Office, TNSTC Vellore (formerly PATC) divisional office, Many Government and Private Educational Institutions are located here. National Highway(NH 46) passes through Sathuvachari making travel to Chennai and Bengaluru fast and easy. Sathuvachari is 4.5 km from Vellore-katpadi Junction, 2.5 km from Local Bus Terminus (FORT), 1.5 km from Central Bus Terminus (GREEN CIRCLE Junction), 5 km from Vellore Cantonment Railway Station and 10 km from Sripuram golden temple.
South avenue road in Sathuvachari is the longest straight road which connects phase-2,phase-1 areas and TVK nagar area. several shops and government offices are located here. Another important road in Sathuvachari is RTO road and Arcot road(NH-46),it is busy in all times due to commercial center and some hospitals are located here. Bus Route from old bus terminus(FORT) via CMC, GREEN CIRCLE(New Bus Terminus)-7,7A,F7,7J,F7T,7N,7S.
The place got its name from its first resident, Sakthi Aachari when the place was nothing but a barren land. Holy Cross Matriculation Higher Secondary School was founded in 1974. A gym in Sathuvachari is proud of weightlifters who won international competitions.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Sathuvachari had a population of above 1.5 lacs. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sathuvachari has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Sathuvachari, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As per the religious census of 2011, Sathuvachari had 85.01% Hindus, 7.9% Muslims, 6.5% Christians, 0.03% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.18% Jains, 0.32% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[2]
Areas under Sathuvachari Zone
- Vallalar
- Pulavar Nagar, Rangapuram
- TVK nagar, Rangapuram
- Shakti gardens, Rangapuram
- Kirubanadha Variyar Nagar, Rangapuram
- Azhagiri nagar (A.M.Puram)
- CMC colony
- Nethaji nagar
- Gandhi nagar
- Double road
- South Avenue Road
- Phase-1, Phase-2, Phase-3, Phase-4, Phase-5
- District Collectorate
- Thendral Nagar
- Maruthi Nagar
- Housing Board
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.