Vazhapadi
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Geography
Vazhapadi is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is the central part of Salem district. It covers Script error: No such module "convert". in the eastern part of the taluk, near the border with Attur taluk. National Highway 79 passes to the south of the town, and the only railroad line in the taluk runs through the town. It is Script error: No such module "convert". east of Salem, the district headquarters, Script error: No such module "convert". north of Madurai, and Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of the state capital of Chennai.[2]
Demographics
In 2011 Vazhapadi had a population of 17,559 people living in 4,582 households. 8,843 (50.4%) of the inhabitants were male, while 8,716 (49.6%) were female. 1,679 children in the town, about 9.6% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. The literacy rate in the town was 74.4%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 26.4% and 0.26% of the population, respectively.[3]
Politics
Former union minister Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy was born in Vazhapadi. He served as Union Minister of Petroleum as part of NDA government under Atal Behari Vajpayee. He was widely known as Valappadiyar.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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