Konavattam | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 12.9231°N 79.1114°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vellore District |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Vellore |
Governing Body: | Vellore city municipal Corporation |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | mrs.P. Karthiyayini |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil,Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 632013 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91 416 |
Registration Plate: | TN 23 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Vellore |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Vellore |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Vellore 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).
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.