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 Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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]
The Vellore Institute of Technology University (VIT) is in Katpadi. In 2010 it was ranked as one of the best private engineering universities in India. [2] [3]
Katpadi | |
---|---|
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 Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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]
The Vellore Institute of Technology University (VIT) is in Katpadi. In 2010 it was ranked as one of the best private engineering universities in India. [2] [3]