Sathuvachari Sathuvachari
Neighbourhood
Sathuvachari after dusk
Sathuvachari Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°56′36″N 79°09′55″E / 12.94333°N 79.16528°E / 12.94333; 79.16528
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

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.

Demographics

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.