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Kavalur

Coordinates: 12°34′40.872″N 78°48′47.448″E / 12.57802000°N 78.81318000°E / 12.57802000; 78.81318000
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Kavalur
village
Kavalur is located in Tamil Nadu
Kavalur
Kavalur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Kavalur is located in India
Kavalur
Kavalur
Kavalur (India)
Coordinates: 12°34′40.872″N 78°48′47.448″E / 12.57802000°N 78.81318000°E / 12.57802000; 78.81318000
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirupathur
Population
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 • Total1,010
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
635701
Telephone code04174
Vehicle 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

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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

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References

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Further reading

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