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).[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

  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.