- Source: Kavalur
Kavalur is a village in the Jawadhu Hills in Vaniyambadi taluk, Tirupathur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village hosts the Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO), which was established in the 1970s, and contains the 1-meter (3 ft 3 in) Carl Zeiss Telescope, and the 2.3-meter (7 ft 7 in) Vainu Bappu telescope.
Demographics
As of 2001 census, Kavalur had a total population of 1010 with 496 males and 514 females. The sex ratio was 1036. The literacy rate was 48.45.
See also
Vainu Bappu Observatory
Vellore
Vainu Bappu
Jawadhu Hills
References
Further reading
"Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009.
External links
Vellore district
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics
- Vainu Bappu Observatory
- Kavalur
- List of minor planets: 5001–6000
- Vainu Bappu
- List of observatory codes
- List of minor planets: 7001–8000
- List of minor planets: 8001–9000
- List of minor planets: 17001–18000
- List of minor planets: 4001–5000
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics
