Kavalur

Kavalur
village
Kavalur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°50′58.89″N 79°12′50.75″E / 10.8496917°N 79.2140972°E / 10.8496917; 79.2140972Coordinates: 10°50′58.89″N 79°12′50.75″E / 10.8496917°N 79.2140972°E / 10.8496917; 79.2140972
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	vellore
Population (2001)
• Total	1,010
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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 per the 2001 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. 

External links

• Vellore district
• Indian Institute of Astrophysics

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