Vilapakkam

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Vilapakkam
kapithapuram in Sanskrit
town
Nickname: 
VPK
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Ranipet district
Population
 (2001)
  Total8,053
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Vilapakkam is a panchayat town in Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [1] Vilapakkam had a population of 8053. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vilapakkam has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 58%. In Vilapakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Vilapakkam is situated to the south of Arcot in Ranipet District. This town is around 25 km south-east of Vellore. Kavanur is in the west and Thimiri, on the Arcot-Arani Road, in the south. The hilly area locally known as Pancha Pandava Malai in Vilapakkam was a flourishing Jain center during the early medieval period as it is evident from the rock cut cave temple, natural caverns with Jaina figures and inscriptions. The rock cut cave temple is a large excavation on the eastern lace of the huge hill.

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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.

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