Dharapadavedu

Dharapadavedu தாராபடவேடு
neighbourhood
Dharapadavedu Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°57′42″N 79°3′50″E / 12.96167°N 79.06389°ECoordinates: 12°57′42″N 79°3′50″E / 12.96167°N 79.06389°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Government
• Body	Vellore Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Mrs. P. Karthiyayini
Population (2001)
• Total	30,238
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	632007
Telephone code	0416
Vehicle registration	TN-23
Civic agency	Vellore Municipal Corporation

Dharapadavedu is a locality and zone headquarters (katpadi) in Vellore Municipal Corporation in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Vellore-Katpadi Railway junction is located here.It is also a part of katpadi locality. But Vellore corporation zonal office (zone-1) is located here.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			83.61%
Muslim			5.23%
Christian			10.52%
Sikh			0.02%
Buddhist			0.05%
Jain			0.15%
Other			0.42%
No religion			0.0%

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Dharapadavedu had a population of 30,238. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Dharapadavedu has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85% and, female literacy is 74%. In Dharapadavedu, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. As per the religious census of 2011, Dharapadavedu had 83.61% Hindus, 5.23% Muslims, 10.52% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.05% Buddhists, 0.15% Jains, 0.42% following other religions and 0.% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.^[2]

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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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.