Sathuvachari | |
Other Name: | Sathuvachari |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 12.9433°N 79.1653°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 Municipal Corporation |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 632009 |
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 Municipal Corporation |
Sathuvachari is an area and Zone-II headquarters of Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is located in the east of Vellore city. It is situated in the bank of Palaar River.
India census,[1] Sathuvachari had a population of above 1.5 lacs. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sathuvachari has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Sathuvachari, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As per the religious census of 2011, Sathuvachari had 85.01% Hindus, 7.9% Muslims, 6.5% Christians, 0.03% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.18% Jains, 0.32% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[2]
The Shiva Lingam of Jalakandeswarar temple was kept here, after the Muslim invaders, took over vellore fort.