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Vilapakkam is a panchayat town in Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Place details

Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
8,174

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Vilapakkam
Settlement.native_name_lang
ta
Settlement.other_name
Kapithapuram in Sanskrit
Settlement.nickname
VPK
Settlement.settlement_type
town
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
Ranipet district
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
8053
Settlement.population_as_of
2001
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1
Tamil

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Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • References

Vilapakkam is a panchayat town in Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

==Demographics== India census, Vilapakkam had a population of 8053. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vilapakkam has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 58%. In Vilapakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Vilapakkam is situated to the south of Arcot in Ranipet District. This town is around 25 km south-east of Vellore. Kavanur is in the west and Thimiri, on the Arcot-Arani Road, in the south. The hilly area locally known as Pancha Pandava Malai in Vilapakkam was a flourishing Jain center during the early medieval period as it is evident from the rock cut cave temple, natural caverns with Jaina figures and inscriptions. The rock cut cave temple is a large excavation on the eastern lace of the huge hill.

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

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