Katpadi

Katpadi
Vellore City
Katpadi is located in Tamil Nadu
Katpadi
Katpadi
Katpadi, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12°58′24″N 79°08′13″E / 12.973400°N 79.136900°E / 12.973400; 79.136900
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVellore District
CityVellore
TalukasKatpadi [Vellore North]
Government
 • BodyVellore Municipal Corporation
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
632007
Telephone code91 416
Vehicle registrationTN 23
Lok Sabha constituencyArakkonam
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKatpadi
Civic agencyVellore 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).

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

  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: https://www.indiatoday.in/best-colleges/photo/best-engineering-colleges-in-india-363831-2010-06-16
  3. ↑ "Vellore Institute of Technology". The Times Of India.