Vellore
Vellore, also spelled Velur, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Vellore, also spelled Velur, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Vellore district. Located on the banks of the Palar River, it is surrounded by the Javadi Hills, an extension of the Eastern Ghats. The city covers an area of 76.09 km2 (29.38 sq mi), and is further sub-divided into 60 wards across four zones. It is administered by the Vellore Municipal Corporation, headed by a mayor, who is elected by the councilors of the respective wards. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 315,128. It is a part of the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, which elects its Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha, and the Vellore state assembly constituency that elects its member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
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Worth seeing in and around Vellore
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.
1.2 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.
6.8 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.
700 m · 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.
6.8 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.
500 m · 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.
700 m · 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.
700 m · college in Vellore, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Amirthi Forest
A large forested area near Javathu mountain.
- 02Golden Temple
Dedicated to Sri Lakshmi Narayani or Maha Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in 2007.
- 03Jalagandeswarar Temple
This temple to Lord Shiva is a fine example of Vijayanagaram Architecture.
- 04Muthumandapam
- 05Theertagiri Murugan Temple
- 06Sajra and Gojra Forts
These are abandoned cliff top remains of forts built by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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Where to eat
Vellore is famous for biryani made from jeera sambha rice.
- 01The Vellore Kitchen
Good place for South Indian chicken and mutton dishes.
- 02Zaitoon Katpadi
1st floor, Selvam Square, Tiruvalam Rd, Selvam Nagar, Katpadi,.
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Getting to Vellore
- Airports
- Tirupati (TIR), 91 km · Chennai (MAA), 113 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 158 km
- Stations
- Vellore Airport, 7.2 km · Katpadi Junction railway station, 6.3 km · Vellore Cantt railway station, 800 m
- Tirupati → Vellore86 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · ₹710–890
- Chennai → Vellore126 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · ₹900–1,130
- Bengaluru → Vellore167 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · ₹1,270–1,580
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No local-transport research exists yet for Vellore
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 Vellore. 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.
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- Vellore districtdistrict in Tamil Nadu, India700 m
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- AllapuramVillage in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India1.6 km
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- PennathurVillage in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India7.6 km
- DharapadaveduVillage in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India9 km