Katpadi

Vellore City in Tamil Nadu, India
12°58′24″N 79°08′13″E / 12.973400°N 79.136900°E / 12.973400; 79.136900Country IndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictVellore DistrictCityVelloreTalukasKatpadi [Vellore North]Government
 • BodyVellore Municipal CorporationElevation
245 m (804 ft)Languages
 • OfficialTamilTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
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Telephone code91 416Vehicle registrationTN 23Lok Sabha constituencyArakkonamVidhan Sabha constituencyKatpadiCivic agencyVellore Municipal Corporation

Katpadi (pronounced [kaːtpaːdi]) is a locality in Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city 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 University (VIT)

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]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ VIT Ranking in India Today: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Photo/3308/3/best-engineering-colleges-in-india,-2010.html
  3. ^ "Vellore Institute of Technology". The Times Of India.

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