Sathuvachari

Sathuvachari
Sathuvachari; Sathuvachari
	Neighbourhood
	Sathuvachari after dusk
	Sathuvachari Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 12°56′36″N 79°09′55″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore District
Talukas	Vellore
Government
• Body	Vellore Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	632009
Telephone code	91 416
Vehicle registration	TN 23
Lok Sabha constituency	Vellore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Vellore
Civic agency	Vellore Municipal Corporation

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.

A Panorama of Sathuvachari

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]

Historical Significance

The Shiva Lingam of Jalakandeswarar temple was kept here , after the Muslim invaders , took over [[Vellore Fort|vellore fort].

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References

"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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[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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[religion2011-2] "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.