Kaveripakkam
Village in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India
Kaveripakkam is a town panchayat in Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Kaveripakkam had a population of 14,583. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kaveripakkam has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kaveripakkam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Attractions
Kaveripakkam has a lake built by King Nandivarman III of Pallava dynasty. This place was called 'Kavithapakkam' during the reign of the Pallavas. Recent excavations have unearthed 16th century artifacts such as pottery materials and burnt clay products. These artifacts are now displayed at Government Museum in Vellore.
Kaveripakkam lake is the second largest lake in Tamil Nadu.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Kaveripakkam” is village in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Kaveripakkam, Village and Vellore, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “village in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2138569. Authority coordinates are 12.902, 79.464. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.
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