# Vazhapadi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vazhapadi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vazhapadi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vazhapadi > Source revision: 1302888398 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Vazhapadi | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = [Panchayat town](/source/Panchayat_town) | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India | coordinates = {{coord|11|39|22|N|78|24|06|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) | subdivision_name1 = [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu) | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India) | subdivision_name2 = [Salem](/source/Salem_district) | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 8 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 17559 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) | timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time) | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | registration_plate = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Vazhapadi''' is a [panchayat town](/source/panchayat_town) in [Salem district](/source/Salem_district) in the Indian state of [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu). It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district, and is the administrative headquarters of in [Vazhapadi taluk](/source/Vazhapadi_taluk). Spread across an area of {{cvt|8|km2}}, it had a population of 17,559 individuals as per the [2011 census](/source/2011_Census_of_India). == Geography and administration == Vazhapadi is located in [Salem district](/source/Salem_district) in the Indian state of [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu). It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district, and is the administrative headquarters of in [Vazhapadi taluk](/source/Vazhapadi_taluk).{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf|title=Town panchayats in Tamil Nadu|work=[Government of Tamil Nadu](/source/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu)|access-date=1 June 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|title=Villages of Tamil Nadu|work=[Government of Tamil Nadu](/source/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu)|access-date=1 June 2025|archive-date=12 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112222132/https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|url-status=dead}} It is spread across an area of {{cvt|8|km2}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/tamilnadu/salem/3340835000__vazhapadi/|title=Vazhapadi|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2025}} The town panchayat is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections.{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|title=Local Government|publisher=[Government of India](/source/Government_of_India)|access-date=1 January 2023|page=1|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004071216/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|url-status=live}} The town forms part of the [Veerapandi Assembly constituency](/source/Veerapandi_Assembly_constituency) that elects its member to the [Tamil Nadu legislative assembly](/source/Tamil_Nadu_legislative_assembly) and the [Salem Lok Sabha constituency](/source/Salem_Lok_Sabha_constituency) that elects its member to the [Parliament of India](/source/Parliament_of_India).{{cite report|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/web/pslist/english/Salam_eng.pdf|title=Polling stations in Salem district|work=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|access-date=1 June 2025}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ==Demographics== As per the [2011 census](/source/2011_Census_of_India), Vazhapadi had a population of 17,559 individuals across 4,582 households.{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=33&district=608&subdistrict=5742&town_village=803469&geo_level=4&format=csv|title=Geo level data: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[Census Commission of India](/source/Census_Commission_of_India)}} The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in [2001](/source/2001_Census_of_India) when 16,104 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 8,843 males and 8,716 females.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 June 2008|publisher=[Census Commission of India](/source/Census_Commission_of_India)}} About 1,679 individuals were below the age of six years. About 26.4% of the population belonged to [scheduled castes](/source/scheduled_castes). The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 82.3%. About 41.6% of the eligible population were employed full-time, of which majority were involved in [agriculture](/source/agriculture) and allied activities. [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) was the majority religion which was followed by 95.4% of the population, with [Islam](/source/Islam) (2.6%) and [Christianity](/source/Christianity) (1.9%) being minor religions.{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11392/download/14505/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title=Religion: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[Census Commission of India](/source/Census_Commission_of_India)}} ==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Cities and towns in Salem district --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Vazhapadi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vazhapadi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vazhapadi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.