Palavansathu is a locality in Vellore City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This locality of Vellore gives evidence that the area of Vellore was under the administrative control of the Pallava empire. The meaning of Palavansathu could be the corruption of two words Pallavan and Sarndha (belonging to), thus Pallavan Sarnthu would have become Palavansathu over time.
Palavansathu
Palavansaathu | |
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neighbourhood | |
  Palavansathu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°53′47″N 79°07′31″E / 12.89639°N 79.12528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mrs.P.Karthiyayini |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 16,136 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Palavansathu had a population of 16,136. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palavansathu has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 70%. In Palavansathu, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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.
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