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Vellore
Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separated into four zones that are further subdivided into 60 wards, covering an area of 153.14 km2 and housing a population of 315,128 as reported by the 2011 census. The Vellore city along with its sub urban areas is spread across approximately 200 km² with a population of 484,690 as of 2011. It is located about west of Chennai, and about east of Bangalore. Vellore is located on the Mumbai–Chennai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral. Vellore is governed under a mayor and the Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is a part of both the Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency), Lok Sabha and Vellore (State Assembly Constituency), state assembly constituencies of Vellore. Vellore is the home to the Christian Medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellore Fort
Vellore Fort is a large 16th-century fort situated in heart of the Vellore city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India built by the Emperors of Vijayanagara. The fort was at one time the imperial capital of the Aravidu Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire. The fort is known for its grand ramparts, wide moat and robust masonry. The fort's ownership passed from Emperors of Vijayanagara, to the Bijapur sultans, to the Marathas, to the Carnatic Nawabs and finally to the British, who held the fort until India gained independence. The Indian government maintains the fort with the Archaeological Department. During British rule, the Tipu Sultan's family and the last King of Sri Lanka, Sri Vikrama Rajasinha were held as prisoners in the fort. It is also a witness to the massacre of the Vijayanagara royal family of Sriranga Raya. The fort houses the Jalakanteswarar Hindu temple, the Christian St. John's Church and a Muslim mosque, of which the Jalakanteswarar Temple is famous for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellore District
Vellore District () is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is one of the eleven districts that form the north region of Tamil Nadu. Vellore, Vellore city is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,614,242 with a sex ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males. In 2017 Vellore district ranked eleventh in list of districts in Tamil Nadu by Human Development Index.TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017 -''Status of Human Development'TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017/ref> The Government of India recently included Vellore city in its prestigious smart city project, along with 26 other cities. History Men from the Vellore District fought in the British India Army and sacrificed their lives in the World Wars. This is recorded in the clock tower in the long bazaar at Vellore, raised in 1920, where an inscription reads "Vellore – From this Village 277 men went to the Great war 1914–18, of them 14 gave u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Vellore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vellore () is a diocese located in the city of Vellore in the ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India. In 2017, the diocese had a population of 6.5 million people, with the main languages spoken being Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. History The Diocese of Vellore was established on 13 November 1952, from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras. It was initiated by the Salesians, who carved out a portion from the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore. Additionally, in 1969, several parishes from the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore were incorporated into this Diocese. It encompasses two civil districts, namely Vellore and Tiruvannamalai, and consists of 84 parishes with a Catholic population of 150,000. Origin as a Jesuit mission The Catholic Mission in North Arcot traces its origins back to 1604. The following chronicles, gathered from various sources, provide historical insight into the Mission, detailing its foundation and development ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalakandeswarar Temple, Vellore
Jalakandeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is located in the Vellore Fort, in heart of the Vellore city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Location The temple of the Vijaynagar period stands inside the Vellore Fort, which is under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India, along with the St. John's Church, Tippu Mahal, Hyder Mahal, Candy Mahal, Badhusha Mahal and the Begum Mahal. History According to legend, there used to be a giant ant-hill which had grown over a swayambhu Shiva Lingam at the location where the sanctum sanctorum of temple now stands. This ant-hill was surrounded by stagnant water, as a result of collection of rain water. Chinna Bommi Reddi, a Vijayanagaran chieftain, who was controlling the fort had a dream where the Lord Shiva asked him to build a temple at that location. Reddi, proceeded to demolish the anthill, found the lingam and build the temple in 1550 CE, and since the Lingam was surrounded by water (called Jalam in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Medical College & Hospital
Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore, is a private, Christian minority community-run medical college and hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. This institute includes a network of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals. The institute, constituent college is affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. Founded in 1900 by an American missionary, Dr Ida S. Scudder, CMC Vellore has brought many significant achievements to India, including starting the first College of Nursing in 1946, performing the first reconstructive surgery for leprosy in the world (1948), performing the first successful open heart surgery in India (1961), performing the first kidney transplant in India (1971), performing first bone marrow transplantation (1986) in India and performing the first successful ABO incompatible kidney transplant in India (2009). History The hospital was founded by Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder in 1900. Ida Scudder was the daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javadi Hills
The Javadhu Hills (also Jawadhu, Jawadhu Hills) are an extension of the Eastern Ghats spread across parts of Vellore, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts in the northern part of the state of Tamil Nadu in south-eastern India. The hills separate Vellore, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts: Tirupattur district, with its towns of Tiruppattur, Tirupattur district, Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi and Ambur, lie on the north-western side; Vellore district with the city of Vellore and Amirthi forest are located on the North-eastern side. and Tiruvannamalai district with the towns of Chengam and Polur are located on the south-eastern side. The hills consist of bluish-grey granites, with peaks averaging 3,800–4,000 feet (1,300–1,350 m). About 50 miles (80 km) wide and 20 miles (32 km) long, they are bisected into eastern and western sections by the Cheyyar and Agaram rivers, tributaries of the Palar. "The Barahmahal hills to the west are somewhat bare, but the Jawadhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellore Municipal Corporation
Vellore Corporation is a civic body that governs the city of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Vellore corporation consist of 60 wards and is headed by a mayor who presides over a deputy mayor and 60 councillors who represent each wards in the city. The current mayor of Vellore is Sujatha Anandakumar of the DMK, which also holds a majority in the corporation. Demographics As per the 2011 census results, Vellore UA has a population of above 8 lakhs. City Population grew from 423,425 in 2001 to 502,000 in 2011. Vellore City consists of Sathuvachari, Vallalar, Dharapadavedu, Shenbakkam, Allapuram, Fort, Kaspa, Vasanthapuram, Thiyagarajapuram, Thottapalayam, Saidapet, Thorapadi, Hazrath makkan, Otteri, Velapadi, Salavanpet, Rangapuram, Bagayam, Kazhinjur, Gandhi Nagar, Katpadi, Palavansaathu, Virupakshipuram, Konavattam, Viruthampattu, Kangeyanallur, Idaynsaathu, Sripuram, Alamelumangapuram(A.M.Puram) and Chitheri. Total Metropolitan area spans across 200 km2 approxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellore Institute Of Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology or VIT is a private deemed university in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate, programmes. It has campuses in Vellore and Chennai and three sister universities as distinct state private universities in Amaravati, Bhopal, Bengaluru in India and an international campus in Mauritius. History VIT was founded in 1984 as Vellore Engineering College, as a self-financing engineering college under Anna University by G. Viswanathan. In 2001, It became a deemed university. The campus has over 372 acres. Academics and research VIT's academic disciplines is divided into 20 Schools of Study in its Vellore and Chennai campus. Rankings Internationally, VIT was ranked 1001–1200 in the ''QS World University Rankings'' of 2023 and 173 in Asia. It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' of 2023, 251–300 in Asia in 2022 and 301–350 among emerging eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katpadi
Katpadi () 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) Arakkonam () is a railway town in the Ranipet district, state of Tamil Nadu. Included within the Chennai Metropolitan Area since 2022, Arakkonam is a major suburb of the state capital city Chennai, with a population of 78,395 per the census .... 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. References External links Katpadi traintiming {{Authority control Vellore Neighbourhoods in Vellore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konavattam
Konavattam is a part of Vellore Municipal Corporation, located at the western end of the city. Konal in Tamil means the zig zag; Vattam means the circle. Hence the original name of the place seems the zig zag circle. Its in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. For the city of Vellore, Konavattam is the gateway to NH-46 highway. This area houses major automobiles dealerships and is close to the idle Vellore airport at Abdullapuram. It has 2 depots of tnstc-vpm (vellore region). Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ..., Konavattam had a population of 9351. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Konavattam has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathuvachari
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. Demographics India census, Sathuvachari had a population of above 1.5 lacs. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sathuvachari has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Sathuvachari, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As per the religious census of 2011, Sathuvachari had 85.01% Hindus, 7.9% Muslims, 6.5% Christians, 0.03% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.18% Jains, 0.32% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. Historical significance The Shiva Lingam of Jalakandeswarar temple was kept here , after the Muslim invaders , took over vellore fort Vellore Fort is a large 16th-century fort situated in heart of the Vellore city, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sripuram
Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple complex inside the Thirupuram spiritual park is situated at the foot of a small range of green hills at Thirumalaikodi (or simply Malaikodi) Vellore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is 120 km from Tirupati, 145 km from Chennai, 160 km from Pondicherry and 200 km from Bengaluru. The Maha Kumbhabhishekam or consecration of the temple and its chief deity, Sri Lakshmi Narayani or Maha Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, power and prosperity, was held on 24 August 2007, and devotees from all religions and backgrounds are welcome to visit. Background The salient feature of 'Thirupuram' is the Lakshmi Narayani temple whose Vimanam and Ardha Mandapam is covered with pure gold, housing the deity Sri Lakshmi Narayani (female consort/wife of Vishnu Narayana). The temple is located on of land and has been constructed by the Vellore-based charitable trust, Sri Narayani Peedam, headed by its spiritual leader Sri Sakthi Amma also known as 'Narayani Amma'. Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
