Vilapakkam

Vilapakkam kapithapuram in Sanskrit
town
Nickname:  VPK
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Vilapakkam is a

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Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census,^[1] 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

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.

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  The Villapakkam Jain Rock Cut Cave

References

12°51′43″N 79°17′32″E / 12.86194°N 79.29222°E / 12.86194; 79.29222