| Palavansathu | |
| Other Name: | Palavansaathu |
| Settlement Type: | neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.8964°N 79.1253°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vellore |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mrs.P.Karthiyayini |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 16136 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Palavansathu is a locality in Vellore City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.This locality of Vellore gives evidence that the area of Vellore was under the administrative control of the Pallava empire. The meaning of Palavansathu could be the corruption of two words Pallavan and Sarndha (belonging to), thus Pallavan Sarnthu would have become Palavansathu over time.
India census,[1] Palavansathu had a population of 16,136. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palavansathu has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 70%. In Palavansathu, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.