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Konavattam

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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).

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Place details

Locality
Vellore
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
6,343

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Konavattam
Settlement.settlement_type
Neighbourhood
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Vellore District
Settlement.parts_type
Talukas
Settlement.parts
Vellore
Settlement.governing_body
Vellore city municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
mrs.P. Karthiyayini
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official

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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).

==Demographics== India census, 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Konavattam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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