Vazhapadi

Vazhapadi
panchayat town
Vazhapadi

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 11°41′29″N 78°24′29″E / 11.69139°N 78.40806°E / 11.69139; 78.40806Coordinates: 11°41′29″N 78°24′29″E / 11.69139°N 78.40806°E / 11.69139; 78.40806
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Population (2001)
  Total 16,121
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 636115
Telephone code +914292
Vehicle registration TN-77

Vazhapadi (also Valapady and Valappadi) is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Valappadi had a population of 16,121. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Valappadi has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 57%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. It produces coconut, tomatoes. NH 68 which connects Chennai and Vazhapadi with Salem, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and chinnasalem to tirupathi bus available at ( 5.30pm and 8 pm at chinnasalem, 5.20am at tirupathi) and the cities around. The highway is heavily travelled, so it will be expanded to four lanes in an expansion project taking place between 2008–2010, and a bypass will skirt Vazhapadi to ease the congestion.

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.
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