Vellore is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Palar River in the north-eastern part of Tamil Nadu and has been ruled, at different times, by the Pallavas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire, Rashtrakutas, Carnatic kingdom, and the British. Vellore has four zones (totally 60 wards) which covers an area of 87.915 Sqkm and has a population of 4,23,425 based on 2001 census. It is located about 145 kilometres (90 mi) west of the state capital Chennai and about 211 kilometres (131 mi) east of Karnataka capital Bengaluru. Vellore is administered by a Vellore Municipal Corporation under a mayor.
Population: 177,081
Latitude: 12° 55' 6.24" N
Longitude: 79° 07' 57.18" E
VIT University formerly called Vellore Engineering College is an Indian institute of higher education and a Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, by Mr. G. Viswanathan, the institution off…
Vellore is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Palar River in the north-eastern part of Tamil Nadu and has been ruled, at different times, by the Pallavas, M…
The golden temple of Sripuram (Tamil: ஸ்ரீபுரம்) is a spiritual park situated at the foot of a small range of green hills in a place known as "Malaikodi" in the city of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is at the southern end of the city of V…
Arcot is a town and suburb of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Located on the southern banks of Palar River, the city straddles a trade route between Chennai and Bangalore, between the Mysore Ghat and the Javadi Hills - (Javvadhu mala…
Katpadi (pronounced [katːpaːdi]) is a locality in Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
The Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology (TPGIT) (Tamil: தந்தை பெரியார் அரசு பொறியியற் கல்லூரி) in Bagayam, Vellore was established in July 1990 and is one of the six Government Engineering colleges fully governed by the Directorate o…
Vellore Airport (ICAO: VOVR) is an airstrip located in Abdullapuram,5 Kilometres east of Vellore city, Tamil Nadu, India. The airstrip, spread over 51.5 acres (208,000 square metres), was re-activated in July 2006 to facilitate regular flying by tra…
Timiri is a panchayat town in vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Thiruvalam also known as Thiruvallam, an ancient Temple Town built around Sri Dhanurmadhyambigai Sametha Sri Vilavanadeeswarar Temple, is part of Vellore City.
PARADARAMI is a village located in Gudiyattam taluk Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 1 km from the border with Andhra Pradesh is a small village and it has about 50 villages surrounded it. It lies in between Gudiyatta…
Kannamangalam is a panchayat town in Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Places with the suffix "mangalam" were believed to have been given as charity to the "Brahmins" by the Kings of a particular reign, "Kannamangalam" was th…
Virupakshipuram is a part of Vellore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Vilapakkam is a panchayat town in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Thorapadi is a part of Vellore Corporation.
Senur is a census town in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Sathuvachari is an area and Zone-II headquarters of Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is located in the east of Vellore city. It is situated in the bank of Palaar River. Sathuvachari, a well-developed part of Vellore with Collectorate, S.P.Office, D…
Shenbakkam is a small locality adjoining with Konavattam locality and also zone-4 headquarters of Vellore Municipal Corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Narasingapuram is a census town in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.