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| K Velur Kalavai velur | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  K Velur Location in Tamil Nadu, India  K Velur K Velur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°48′39″N79°23′18″E / 12.8107°N 79.3882°E Coordinates: 12°48′39″N79°23′18″E / 12.8107°N 79.3882°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 632506 |
| Telephone code | 04173 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-23, TN-73 |
| Nearest city | Arcot |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arcot |
| Climate | hot (Köppen) |
| Website | www |
K velur is famed village located in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. The initial present in the name of the village literally signifies the town Kalavai which is present nearby to the village. To discriminate K Velur from Vellore district the letter 'K' is used. K velur is situated in between Arcot and Kalavai road. It is 16 km from Arcot and 7 km from Kalavai. It belongs to Arcot municipality and taluk.[ citation needed ] The postal pincode is 632506.[ citation needed ]
Vellore district is part of Thondaimandalam, and one of the 33 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is one of the six districts that form the North region of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the biggest district in Tamil Nadu. Vellore City is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,936,331 with a sex ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males.
Tamil Nadu is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri Mountains, the Meghamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.
Kalavai is a panchayat town in vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The main occupation represented in the area is farming. The town has a pond and a lake after rainy season. Villagers use the lake water and palar river for irrigation. corporate bank, State Bank Of India, Indian Bank is available in the area nearby bus stand, the bank offers loan facilities for farming families, gold, automobiles and education. The secondary occupation is garment outlets. One government higher secondary school is also located in nearby the village.
The route from Arcot to Kalavai en route these villages. Arcot→Mupathuvetti→Labbapettai→Maangaadu→Sarvanthangal→Laadavaram→Pilleri→Athithangal→Karivedu→K VELUR→Karikanthangal→Kalavai cut road→Allalcheri→Kalavai
The road links to Arcot→Cheyyar highway at Kalavai cut road.
Cheyyar is a town in the Tiruvannamalai District in the Tamil Nadu state of South India. The most common name of this town is Cheyyar but it is also referred to as Thiruvetipuram in many government records. It gets its name Cheyyar River as the town initially was developed on the river beds of cheyyaru. As of 2011, the town had a population of 53,802.
Some of the nearer towns are:
- Arcot (16 km)
- Kalavai (7 km)
- Thimiri (10 km)
- Arni (35 km)
- Cheyyar (20 km)
- Walajapet (20 km)
Some of the district headquarters are:
- Vellore (40 km)
- Kanceepuram (35 km)
Some of the colleges for students are:
- Adhiparasakthi Engineering & Agricultural college, GB Nagar.
- SSS college of arts and science, Arcot.
- C.Abdul hakeem Engineering college, Melvisharam
- VIT University, Katpadi
- Arinjar Anna Arivial college, Cheyyar
The village is serviced by a bus network and is home to a public library facility.[ citation needed ] In 2013, USUN and Sri Vaari Hi-Powers announced that K.Velur would soon be home to the largest solar plant in South India, once construction of 12 megawatt project was finished. [1] Neighbouring villages are Sembedu, Ozhalai, Keerambaadi, Karivedu, Karikanthangal.[ citation needed ] The village is home to a population of around 1500 in around 400 households.[ citation needed ] The main occupations represented in the village is farming.[ citation needed ] One rice mill is available for farmers.[ citation needed ] The village has a pond and a lake; after the rainy season, villagers use the lake water and palar river for irrigation.[ citation needed ] One corporate bank is available in the village, the bank offers loan facilities for farming families.[ citation needed ] The secondary occupation is catering.[ citation needed ] One famous Government higher secondary school is also located in the village.[ citation needed ] There is a large cricket ground in the back of the lake.[ citation needed ] Villagers hold summer cricket tournaments against neighbouring village teams.[ citation needed ]
Some of the temples in the village are:
- Perumal temple - Adhikesava perumal temple (500+ years old temple)
- Pillayar temple
- Iyappan temple
- Rudhragiri amman temple
- Angalaman temple
- Sivan temple
