Dharapadavedu is a locality and zone headquarters (katpadi) in Vellore Municipal Corporation in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Vellore-Katpadi Railway junction is located here. It is also a part of Katpadi locality. But Vellore corporation zonal office (zone-1) is located here.
Dharapadavedu | |
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neighbourhood | |
  Dharapadavedu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°57′42″N 79°3′50″E / 12.96167°N 79.06389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vellore Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Mrs. P. Karthiyayini |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 30,238 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 632007 |
| Telephone code | 0416 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-23 |
| Civic agency | Vellore Municipal Corporation |
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Dharapadavedu had a population of 30,238. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Dharapadavedu has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85% and, female literacy is 74%. In Dharapadavedu, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. As per the religious census of 2011, Dharapadavedu had 83.61% Hindus, 5.23% Muslims, 10.52% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.05% Buddhists, 0.15% Jains, 0.42% following other religions and 0.% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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