Melvisharam

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?Melvisharam Tamil Nadu • India
Melvisharam
Coordinates: 12°55′60″N 79°16′60″E / 12.9333, 79.2833
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 177 m (581 ft)
District(s)	Vellore
Population	36,675 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 632 509 • +04172 • TN 23
Website: www.municipality.tn.gov.in/melvisharam/

Coordinates: 12°55′60″N 79°16′60″E / 12.9333, 79.2833 Melvisharam[மேல்விஷாரம்] is a beautiful town in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 7 kilometres from the industrious town of Ranipet, 5 km from historic town of Arcot and 17 km from district headquarter Vellore.

Melvisharam is geographically located at latitude (12.94 degrees) 12° 56' 23" North of the Equator and longitude (79.24 degrees) 79° 14' 23" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of the world.

There is one engineering college ( C.Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology) [1] located here. Also there is an Arts & Science by name C.Abdul Hakeem College functioning here which is one of the oldest college in the whole of Vellore district. Recently a new women's college has been established here. All these institutions are run by Melvisharam Muslim Educational Society(MMES). In the year 2003 K.H.Group of Companies and APOLLO Group of Hospitals together established APOLLO KH HOSPITAL which offers one the finest healthcare facility to the people of this town. Other landmarks of this town are Masjid-e-Khizar whose minaret is 175 ft high.

Melvisharam was upgraded from Town Panchayat to Municipality in the year 2004.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2006 India census^[1], Melvisharam had a population of 36,675. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Melvisharam has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. Most of the people are employed in local tanneries and leather goods manufacturing companies.