Kavalur is a village in the Jawadhu Hills in
Vaniyambadi taluk
Vaniyambadi (shortly known as Vnb) (Tamil : வாணியம்பாடி) is a town in the Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu and the headquarter for the Vaniyambadi Revenue district comprising Vaniyambadi and Ambur. It is located about 200 ...
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Tirupathur district
Tirupathur District is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was formed in 2019 by the division of Vellore district into three smaller districts. Its creation alongside Ranipet district was announced o ...
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Tamil Nadu
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India
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. The village hosts the
Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO), which was established in the 1970s, and contains the Carl Zeiss Telescope, and the Vainu Bappu telescope.
Demographics
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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Vainu Bappu Observatory
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Vellore
Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern ...
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Vainu Bappu
Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu (10 August 1927 – 19 August 1982) was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union. Bappu helped to establish several astronomical institutions in India, including the Vainu Bappu Ob ...
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Jawadhu Hills
References
Further reading
* {{cite web, title=Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001 , url=http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx , publisher=Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619061056/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx , archivedate=2009-06-19
External links
Vellore districtIndian Institute of Astrophysics
Villages in Tirupathur district