Sathuvachari
Neighbourhood in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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 Sathuvachari Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore District |
| Talukas | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vellore Municipal Corporation |
| 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 |
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]
Historical significance
The Shiva Lingam of Jalakandeswarar temple was kept here , after the Muslim invaders , took over vellore fort.
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