Kavalur

Village in Tamil Nadu, India
12°34′40.872″N 78°48′47.448″E / 12.57802000°N 78.81318000°E / 12.57802000; 78.81318000Country IndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictTirupathurPopulation
 (2001)
 • Total1,010Languages
 • OfficialTamilTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
635701
Telephone code04174Vehicle registrationTN-83

Kavalur is a village in the Jawadhu Hills in Vaniyambadi taluk, Tirupathur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village hosts the Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO), which was established in the 1970s, and contains the 1-meter (3 ft 3 in) Carl Zeiss Telescope, and the 2.3-meter (7 ft 7 in) 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

  • Vainu Bappu Observatory
  • Vellore
  • Vainu Bappu
  • Jawadhu Hills

References

Further reading

  • "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009.
  • Vellore district
  • Indian Institute of Astrophysics