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	'''Vilapakkam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[~~Vellore~~ district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].		'''Vilapakkam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Ranipet district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vilapakkam
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ta
| other_name = kapithapuram in Sanskrit
| nickname = VPK
| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ranipet district]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 8053
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 632521
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'''Vilapakkam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Vellore district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.
<gallery>
The Villapakkam Jain Rock Cut Cavern.jpg|The Villapakkam Jain Rock Cut Cave
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Vellore district}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Vellore district]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu]]

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