Konavattam
Konavattam is a part of Vellore Municipal Corporation, located at the western end of the city.
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.
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Worth seeing in and around Konavattam
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman 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.
2.8 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology is a private deemed university in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
7.5 km · deemed University in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 03Vellore 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 Chinna bommi reddy and Timma reddy,nayakas under Vijayanagar empire. The fort was at one time the imperial capital of the Aravidu Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1.9 km · 16th-century fort in India · Wikipedia - 04Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple
Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple complex inside the Thirupuram spiritual park is nestled at the base of a small range of green hills at Thirumalaikodi Vellore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is 120 km from Tirupati, 145 km from Chennai, 160 km from Pondicherry and 200 km from Bengaluru.
6.1 km · Hindu temple in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 05Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College
Bakhiyath Salihath Arabic College or Jami'ah al Baqiyath as Salihat is an Islamic college in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India established in 1857. The madrasa was founded by Aa'la Hazrat Abdul Wahhab.
2.7 km · Islamic college in Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia - 06Jalakandeswarar 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.
1.8 km · tourist attraction in india, Shiva temple in Vellore · Wikipedia - 07Voorhees College
Voorhees College is a college in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1898 as Arcot Mission College, when Arcot Mission High School was amalgamated to the University of Madras.
2.6 km · college in Vellore, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Konavattam
- Airports
- Tirupati (TIR), 91 km · Chennai (MAA), 115 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 155 km
- Stations
- Vellore Airport, 5.1 km · Katpadi Junction railway station, 6.1 km · Vellore Cantt railway station, 2.2 km
- Tirupati → Konavattam86 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · ₹720–890
- Chennai → Konavattam128 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · ₹910–1,140
- Bengaluru → Konavattam165 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ₹1,270–1,590
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No local-transport research exists yet for Konavattam
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Konavattam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundBy autorickshaw Auto rickshaws are easily accessible and the second most common form of transportation around the city.
- Get aroundMost auto rickshaws do not work with the fare meter and therefore it is necessary to fix the tariff before taking a ride.
- Get aroundTry to hail individual auto rickshaws in traffic which are heading in the general direction of your destination.
- Get aroundBe careful about the following when you plan to undertake an auto-rickshaw trip: You don't have to pay for any empty return trips that the auto-rickshaw driver has to make once you have agreed upon a fare.
- Get aroundShare autos are an alternative mode of transport in Vellore.
From Wikivoyage: Vellore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-05.
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Next door to Konavattam
Konavattam is 2 km from Vellore, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Vellorecity in Tamil Nadu, India2.6 km
- Vellore districtdistrict in Tamil Nadu, India3 km
- KatpadiVillage in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India6.6 km
- AriyurVillage in Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India6.4 km
- AllapuramVillage in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India3.3 km
- PennathurVillage in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India8.1 km