Kavalur

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Kavalur
village
Kavalur Location in Tamil Nadu, India Kavalur Kavalur (India) Show map of Tamil NaduShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 12°34′40.872″N 78°48′47.448″E / 12.57802000°N 78.81318000°E / 12.57802000; 78.81318000Coordinates: 12°34′40.872″N 78°48′47.448″E / 12.57802000°N 78.81318000°E / 12.57802000; 78.81318000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirupathur
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,010
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	635701
Telephone code	04174
Vehicle registration	TN-83

Kavalur is a village in the Jawadhu Hills in Vaniyambadi taluk, 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 of 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. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009.

External links[]

• Vellore district
• Indian Institute of Astrophysics

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