Katpadi
Appearance
Katpadi | |
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Vellore City | |
Coordinates: 12°58′24″N 79°08′13″E / 12.973400°N 79.136900°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Vellore District |
City | Vellore |
Talukas | Katpadi [Vellore North] |
Government | |
• Body | Vellore Municipal Corporation |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 632007 |
Telephone code | 91 416 |
Vehicle registration | TN 23 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Arakkonam |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Katpadi |
Civic agency | Vellore Municipal Corporation |
Katpadi (pronounced [kaːtpaːdi]) is a locality in the northern part of Vellore, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Politics and geography
Once a village, Katpadi was upgraded to a panchayat town, with its own taluk office. It has a major assembly constituency which is part of Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is in Katpadi. In 2010 it was ranked as one of the best private engineering universities in India.[2][3]
References
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ^ VIT Ranking in India Today: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Photo/3308/3/best-engineering-colleges-in-india,-2010.html
- ^ "Vellore Institute of Technology". The Times Of India.