Kaveripakkam is a

town panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Ranipet district Ranipet district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifurcating Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced its proposal on 15 August 2019, together with Tirupattur district. However, it was officially ...

in the

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Demographics

As of the 2011 India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Kaveripakkam had a population of 14,583. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kaveripakkam has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kaveripakkam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Attractions

Kaveripakkam has a lake built by King Nandivarman III of

Pallava dynasty The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a significant portion of the Deccan, also known as Tondaimandalam. The dynasty rose to prominence after the downfall of the Satavahana dynasty, with whom they had formerly served as fe ...

. This place was called 'Kavithapakkam' during the reign of the

Pallavas The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a significant portion of South India, the Deccan, also known as Tondaimandalam. The dynasty rose to prominence after the downfall of the Satavahanas, Satavahana dynasty, with whom they ...

. Recent excavations have unearthed 16th century artifacts such as pottery materials and burnt clay products. These artifacts are now displayed at Government Museum in

Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...

. Kaveripakkam lake is the second largest lake in Tamil Nadu. This lake irrigates more than 30 villages.

Location

On the northern banks of the

Palar River Palar is a river of southern India. It rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka state, and flows in Karnataka, in Andhra Pradesh and in Tamil Nadu before reaching its confluence into the Bay of Bengal at Vayalur abo ...

, Kaveripakkam is a town in

Ranipet District Ranipet district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifurcating Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced its proposal on 15 August 2019, together with Tirupattur district. However, it was officially ...

. This town, also known as Kaveripak, is 10 km east of Walajapet and 30 km from

Kanchipuram Kanchipuram ('; ) also known as ''Conjeevaram,'' is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu. Known as the ''City of Thousand Temples'', Kanchipuram is known for its temple ...

. Kaveripakkam is about 100 km west of

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, 40 km east of

and 28 km west of

. Kaveripakkam has more than 50 small villages around the town. Kaveripakkam is the entry town of

Dist

Politics

This town is part of the Sholingur (state assembly constituency) and

Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency) Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39. Assembly segments Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Bef ...

Economy

Plantain is the most predominant crop in Kaveripakkam followed by rice and sugarcane. Banana fruit and banana tree products are very famous all over the district and state. Till about 70/80 years back betel leaves and Agathi leaves used to be grown in abundance.

Transport

Kaveripakkam is 40 km from Vellore and 78 km west of

International Airport. The nearest rail access points are Walajah Road Junction Railway Station and Sholinghur Railway Station. *Nearest airport: Chennai *Nearest seaport: Chennai *Nearest railway station: Sholingur (Banavaram), Walaja Road *Nearest railway junction: Katpadi, Arakonam *Buses via Chennai to Vellore, Chennai to Arcot, Chennai to Thirupathur, Chennai to Ambur, Chennai to Gudiyatham as well from Tambaram and Kanchipuram will go via Kaveripakkam.

Education

Colleges

*Matheri Teachers Training Institute *Kaveripakkam College of Arts & Science *Shri Sapthagiri Institute of Technology

Schools

*Government Boys Higher Secondary School *Government Girls Higher Secondary School *Saraswathi Vidhyalaya Matric Higher Sec School, kaveripakkam *Swamy Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matric School *Bharathidhasanar Matric Higher Sec School *Vedavalli Vidhyalaya Hr.sec school, Bagaveli *SunBeam Matric Higher Sec School & SunBeam(CBSE) Sr.Sec.School, Sumaithangi *Anne Marie Matric Hr.Sec. School, Thiruparkadal *Golden Growth Vidyalaya CBSE

Notable residents

Ariyanatha Mudaliar Ariyanatha Mudaliar was the ''Delavoy'' (''General'') and the Chief Minister of the greatest of the Nayaka domains established by the Vijayanagar ''viceroy'' and later ruler of Madurai, Viswanatha Nayak (1529–64). He assisted in running a quas ...

, the Prime Minister of Krishnadevaroya was born in Kaveripakkam. *

Vasuki Vasuki (IAST: ) is the second king of the nagas in Hinduism. He is described as having a gem called ''Nagamani'' (serpent's ornament) on his head. Adishesha, the first king of the serpents and the mount of Narayana, is his elder brother, and ...

, the wife of Tamil poet-philosopher

Valluvar Thiruvalluvar (Tamil language, Tamil: திருவள்ளுவர்), commonly known as Valluvar, was a celebrated Tamil people, Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the ''Tirukkuṟaḷ'', a collection of coup ...

. * K.V.Sambandam M.A.B.L, Administrator General and Official Trustee, formerly District Court Judge

References

{{Vellore district Cities and towns in Vellore district Palar River