Sathuvachari

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.

Sathuvachari Sathuvachari
Neighbourhood
Sathuvachari after dusk
Sathuvachari Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°56′36″N 79°09′55″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore District
Talukas	Vellore
Government
• Body	Vellore Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	632009
Telephone code	91 416
Vehicle registration	TN 23
Lok Sabha constituency	Vellore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Vellore
Civic agency	Vellore Municipal Corporation

A Panorama of Sathuvachari

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			85.01%
Muslim			7.9%
Christian			6.5%
Sikh			0.03%
Buddhist			0.04%
Jain			0.18%
Other			0.32%
No religion			0.01%

As of 2011^[update] 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]

Historical significance

The Shiva Lingam of Jalakandeswarar temple was kept here , after the Muslim invaders , took over vellore fort.