Konavattam

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Konavattam
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Konavattam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°55′23″N79°06′41″E / 12.92306°N 79.11139°E / 12.92306; 79.11139 Coordinates: 12°55′23″N79°06′41″E / 12.92306°N 79.11139°E / 12.92306; 79.11139
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore District
Talukas Vellore
Government
  BodyVellore city municipal Corporation
  Mayormrs.P. Karthiyayini
Languages
  Official Tamil,Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
632013
Telephone code91 416
Vehicle registration TN 23
Lok Sabha constituencyVellore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyVellore
Civic agencyVellore city municipal Corporation

Konavattam is a part of Vellore Municipal Corporation, located at the western end of the city. Konal in Tamil means the zig zag; Vattam means the circle. Hence the original name of the place seems the zig zag circle. Its in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. For the city of Vellore, Konavattam is the gateway to NH-46 highway. This area houses major automobiles dealerships and is close to the idle Vellore airport at Abdullapuram. It has 2 depots of tnstc-vpm (vellore region).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [1] Konavattam had a population of 9351. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Konavattam has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 60%. In Konavattam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The main spoken language is Tamil. Minority language spoken is Urdu. Migrant languages include Telugu, Marathi, and Malayalam.

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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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.