- Vazhapadi
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state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Salem
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population_as_of = 2001
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footnotes =Vazhapadi (also Valapady and Valappadi) is a
panchayat town inSalem district in theIndia n state ofTamil Nadu .Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Valappadi had a population of 16,121. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Valappadi has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 57%. In Vazhapadi, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.it is famous for coconut, tomatoes.Important national highwayNH 68 which gives connectivity to chennai withsalem ,coimbatore ,tirupur ,erode and the cities around runs viavazhapadi .so the traffic in this highway is always high.soNH 68 is four laned in the year of 2008-2010, and because of traffic invazhapadi bye-pass is laid which runs outer city ofvazhapadi .References
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