Sathuvacheri

Sathuvachari
சத்தூவாச்சாரி
Sathuvachari
Neighbourhood

Sathuvachari after dusk
Sathuvachari

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 12°56′36″N 79°09′55″E / 12.94333°N 79.16528°E / 12.94333; 79.16528Coordinates: 12°56′36″N 79°09′55″E / 12.94333°N 79.16528°E / 12.94333; 79.16528
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore District
Talukas Vellore
Government
  Body Vellore Municipal Corporation
  Mayor Mrs. P. Karthiyayini
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 632009
Telephone code 91 416
Vehicle registration TN 23
Lok Sabha constituency Vellore
Vidhan Sabha constituency Vellore
Civic agency Vellore Municipal Corporation
A Panorama of Sathuvachari

Sathuvachari is an area and Zone-II headquarters of Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is located in the east of Vellore city. It is situated in the bank of Palaar River.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
85.01%
Muslim
 
7.9%
Christian
 
6.5%
Sikh
 
0.03%
Buddhist
 
0.04%
Jain
 
0.18%
Other
 
0.32%
No religion
 
0.01%

As of 2011 India census,[1] Sathuvachari had a population of above 1.5 lacs. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sathuvachari has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Sathuvachari, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As per the religious census of 2011, Sathuvachari had 85.01% Hindus, 7.9% Muslims, 6.5% Christians, 0.03% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.18% Jains, 0.32% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[2]

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. "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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