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	'''Guruvarajapet''' is a [[census town]] located in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located 85 km from the state capital of [[Chennai]].		'''Guruvarajapet''' is a [[census town]] located in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

			== Geography ==
			It is located 85 km from the state capital of [[Chennai]].

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==

	=== Population ===		=== Population ===
	According to the [[2011 Census of India\|2011 Indian Census]], Guruvarajapet has a population of 12,550, consisting of 6,284 males and 6,266 females.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Syndicate Bank guruvarajapet IFSC Code, MICR Code, Branch Code and Full Address\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/ifsc-code/syndicate-bank/guruvarajapet-branch-in-guruvarajapet-synb0006252/\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=The Financial Express\|language=en-US}}</ref> According to the census, there are 1,408 children between the ages of 0–6, accounting for 11.23% of the total population. The Guruvarajapet City Municipality is responsible for providing basic services to over 2,999 local households. The [[Literacy\|literacy rate]] in Guruvarajapet is 72.71%, which is lower than the state average of 80.09%. The literacy rate of the male population is 83.99%, while that of the female population is 61.52%. The majority of employed people in Guruvarajapet are [[Weaving\|weavers]] and the village remains one of the principal [[lungi]] manufacturing villages in the [[Vellore district]].<ref>{{Cite news~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|date=2020-05-24\|title=Lockdown puts lungi weavers' livelihood in peril\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lockdown-puts-lungi-weavers-livelihood-in-peril/article31666343.ece\|access-date=2020-10-28\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=SYNDICATE BANK GURUVARAJAPET, TAMIL NADU IFSC Code: Find SYNDICATE BANK GURUVARAJAPET MICR Code, IFSC Code on The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/ifsccode/bank-syndicate-bank,state-tamil-nadu,district-vellore,branch-guruvarajapet,ifsccode-SYNB0006252.cms\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>		According to the [[2011 Census of India\|2011 Indian Census]], Guruvarajapet has a population of 12,550, consisting of 6,284 males and 6,266 females.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Syndicate Bank guruvarajapet IFSC Code, MICR Code, Branch Code and Full Address\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/ifsc-code/syndicate-bank/guruvarajapet-branch-in-guruvarajapet-synb0006252/\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=The Financial Express\|language=en-US}}</ref> According to the census, there are 1,408 children between the ages of 0–6, accounting for 11.23% of the total population. The Guruvarajapet City Municipality is responsible for providing basic services to over 2,999 local households. The [[Literacy\|literacy rate]] in Guruvarajapet is 72.71%, which is lower than the state average of 80.09%. The literacy rate of the male population is 83.99%, while that of the female population is 61.52%. The majority of employed people in Guruvarajapet are [[Weaving\|weavers]] and the village remains one of the principal [[lungi]] manufacturing villages in the [[Vellore district]].<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2020-05-24\|title=Lockdown puts lungi weavers' livelihood in peril\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lockdown-puts-lungi-weavers-livelihood-in-peril/article31666343.ece\|access-date=2020-10-28\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=SYNDICATE BANK GURUVARAJAPET, TAMIL NADU IFSC Code: Find SYNDICATE BANK GURUVARAJAPET MICR Code, IFSC Code on The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/ifsccode/bank-syndicate-bank,state-tamil-nadu,district-vellore,branch-guruvarajapet,ifsccode-SYNB0006252.cms\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

	=== Religion ===		=== Religion ===
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	=== Languages ===		=== Languages ===
	[[Tamil language\|Tamil]] is the most widely spoken language in Guruvarajapet, though [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] is also prevalent as the village neighbors the Telugu-speaking state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].		[[Tamil language\|Tamil]] is the most widely spoken language in Guruvarajapet, though [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] is also prevalent as the village neighbors the Telugu-speaking state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].

			== Politics ==
			Guruvarajapet is part of the [[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|AIDMK]] candidate Ravi Subramani won the Arakkonam assembly constituency in the 2016 elections. In the 2009 parliamentary elections, the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|DMK]] candidate Shri S. Jagathrakshakan was elected as the [[Member of parliament (India)\|MP]] from this constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, L. Hari Krishnan of AIADMK won the parliamentary seat from the DMK with a margin of over 240,000 votes. He polled 493,534 votes while the DMK candidate N.R. Elango polled just 252,768.

	== Education ==		== Education ==
			The P.A. Sekar Scientific Research Center was established in Guruvarajapet by P. A. Sekar for the promotion of innovation in rural businesses like textile weaving and [[agriculture]]. This scientific research center received the Best Invention Award 2014 and Sakar delivered a speech at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] about his new inventions to aid the [[Loom\|handloom]] and power loom industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hss.iitm.ac.in/wipmitepsi/sci_tech_conf_s7.html \|title=Department of Humanities and Social Sciences \|access-date=17 August 2015 \|archive-date=26 September 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926014039/http://www.hss.iitm.ac.in/wipmitepsi/sci_tech_conf_s7.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	A Government Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2015-09-09\|title=BHEL reaches out to govt. schools\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bhel-reaches-out-to-govt-schools/article7631974.ece\|access-date=2020-10-25\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and several other public schools are located throughout Guruvarajapet.		A Government Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2015-09-09\|title=BHEL reaches out to govt. schools\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bhel-reaches-out-to-govt-schools/article7631974.ece\|access-date=2020-10-25\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and several other public schools are located throughout Guruvarajapet.

	== ~~Scientific Research Center ==~~		== Notable people ==
	The P.A. Sekar Scientific Research Center was established in Guruvarajapet by P. A. Sekar for the promotion of innovation in rural businesses like textile weaving and [[agriculture]]. This scientific research center received the Best Invention Award 2014 and Sakar delivered a speech at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] about his new inventions to aid the [[Loom\|handloom]] and power loom industry.<ref>http://www.hss.iitm.ac.in/wipmitepsi/sci_tech_conf_s7.html</ref>		[[Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram]], a famous scholar, stayed in this village for a brief period of time with Mangalam Kizhar.

	~~== Geography ==~~
	~~Nearby towns include:~~
	*[[Ranipet]] - Tamil Nadu (44 km)
	*[[Walajapet]] - Tamil Nadu (40 km)
	*[[Thiruttani\|Tiruttani]] - Tamil Nadu (13 km)
	*[[Arakkonam]] - Tamil Nadu (15 km)
	*[[Arcot, Tamil Nadu\|Arcot]] - Tamil Nadu (45 km)
	*[[Kaveripakkam]] - Tamil Nadu (35 km)
	*Vellore - Tamil Nadu (70 km)
	*[[Kanchipuram]] - Tamil Nadu (45 km)
	*[[Tiruvallur]] - Tamil Nadu (50 km)
	*Chennai - Tamil Nadu (90 km Via Rail) (Bus 128 km)
	*[[Nagari, Andhra Pradesh\|Nagari]] - Andhra Pradesh (30 km)
	*[[Tirupati]] - Andhra Pradesh (75 km)

	~~== Significance~~ ==
	[[Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram]], a famous scholar, stayed in this village for a brief period of time with Mangalam Kizhar. The [[Shaivism\|Shaivite]] saint [[Kirupanandha Variyar]] often visited Guruvarajapet. Scientist Mayilsamy Annadurai and [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]] officer Sagayam have worked in Sekar's Research Centre.

	~~== Politics ==~~
	Guruvarajapet is part of the [[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|AIDMK]] candidate Ravi Subramani won the Arakkonam assembly constituency in the 2016 elections. In the 2009 parliamentary elections, the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|DMK]] candidate Shri S. Jagathrakshakan was elected as the [[Member of parliament (India)\|MP]] from this constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, L. Hari Krishnan of AIADMK won the parliamentary seat from the DMK with a margin of over 240,000 votes. He polled 493,534 votes while the DMK candidate N.R. Elango polled just 252,768.

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'''Guruvarajapet''' is a [[census town]] located in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located 85 km from the state capital of [[Chennai]].

== Demographics ==

=== Population ===
According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Indian Census]], Guruvarajapet has a population of 12,550, consisting of 6,284 males and 6,266 females.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syndicate Bank guruvarajapet IFSC Code, MICR Code, Branch Code and Full Address|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/ifsc-code/syndicate-bank/guruvarajapet-branch-in-guruvarajapet-synb0006252/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> According to the census, there are 1,408 children between the ages of 0–6, accounting for 11.23% of the total population. The Guruvarajapet City Municipality is responsible for providing basic services to over 2,999 local households. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] in Guruvarajapet is 72.71%, which is lower than the state average of 80.09%. The literacy rate of the male population is 83.99%, while that of the female population is 61.52%. The majority of employed people in Guruvarajapet are [[Weaving|weavers]] and the village remains one of the principal [[lungi]] manufacturing villages in the [[Vellore district]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-05-24|title=Lockdown puts lungi weavers' livelihood in peril|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lockdown-puts-lungi-weavers-livelihood-in-peril/article31666343.ece|access-date=2020-10-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SYNDICATE BANK GURUVARAJAPET, TAMIL NADU IFSC Code: Find SYNDICATE BANK GURUVARAJAPET MICR Code, IFSC Code on The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/ifsccode/bank-syndicate-bank,state-tamil-nadu,district-vellore,branch-guruvarajapet,ifsccode-SYNB0006252.cms|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
{| class="wikitable"
|[[Hindus|Hindu]]
|98.37%
|-
|[[Muslims|Muslim]]
|0.47%
|-
|[[Christianity|Christian]]
|0.32%
|-
|[[Sikhs|Sikh]]
|0.01%
|-
|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]
|0.00%
|-
|[[Jainism|Jain]]
|0.01%
|-
|Others
|0.02%
|-
|Not Stated
|0.81%
|}

=== Languages ===
[[Tamil language|Tamil]] is the most widely spoken language in Guruvarajapet, though [[Telugu language|Telugu]] is also prevalent as the village neighbors the Telugu-speaking state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].

== Education ==
A Government Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2015-09-09|title=BHEL reaches out to govt. schools|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bhel-reaches-out-to-govt-schools/article7631974.ece|access-date=2020-10-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and several other public schools are located throughout Guruvarajapet.

== Scientific Research Center ==
The P.A. Sekar Scientific Research Center was established in Guruvarajapet by P. A. Sekar for the promotion of innovation in rural businesses like textile weaving and [[agriculture]]. This scientific research center received the Best Invention Award 2014 and Sakar delivered a speech at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] about his new inventions to aid the [[Loom|handloom]] and power loom industry.<ref>http://www.hss.iitm.ac.in/wipmitepsi/sci_tech_conf_s7.html</ref>

== Geography ==
Nearby towns include:
*[[Ranipet]] - Tamil Nadu (44 km)
*[[Walajapet]] - Tamil Nadu (40 km)
*[[Thiruttani|Tiruttani]] - Tamil Nadu (13 km)
*[[Arakkonam]] - Tamil Nadu (15 km)
*[[Arcot, Tamil Nadu|Arcot]] - Tamil Nadu (45 km)
*[[Kaveripakkam]] - Tamil Nadu (35 km)
*Vellore - Tamil Nadu (70 km)
*[[Kanchipuram]] - Tamil Nadu (45 km)
*[[Tiruvallur]] - Tamil Nadu (50 km)
*Chennai - Tamil Nadu (90 km Via Rail) (Bus 128 km)
*[[Nagari, Andhra Pradesh|Nagari]] - Andhra Pradesh (30 km)
*[[Tirupati]] - Andhra Pradesh (75 km)

== Significance ==
[[Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram]], a famous scholar, stayed in this village for a brief period of time with Mangalam Kizhar. The [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] saint [[Kirupanandha Variyar]] often visited Guruvarajapet. Scientist Mayilsamy Annadurai and [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer Sagayam have worked in Sekar's Research Centre.

== Politics ==
Guruvarajapet is part of the [[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIDMK]] candidate Ravi Subramani won the Arakkonam assembly constituency in the 2016 elections. In the 2009 parliamentary elections, the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] candidate Shri S. Jagathrakshakan was elected as the [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] from this constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, L. Hari Krishnan of AIADMK won the parliamentary seat from the DMK with a margin of over 240,000 votes. He polled 493,534 votes while the DMK candidate N.R. Elango polled just 252,768.

==References==
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{{Vellore district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Vellore district]]