Katpadi (pronounced [kaːtpaːdi]) is a locality in Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its railway is located on the gauge line between Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram-Tirupati.

Katpadi Vellore North
Neighbourhood
Katpadi Katpadi, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12.973400°N 79.136900°E / 12.973400; 79.136900
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore District
City	Vellore
Talukas	Katpadi [Vellore North]
Government
• Body	Vellore Municipal Corporation
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	632007
Telephone code	91 416
Vehicle registration	TN 23
Lok Sabha constituency	Arakkonam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Katpadi
Civic agency	Vellore Municipal Corporation

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] Katpadi is no longer a separate municipal unit and has become part of Vellore City Municipal Corporation (VCMC). The two places are collectively known as Vellore and together form the eighth-largest city in Tamil Nadu.^{[citation needed]}Katpadi lies in the northern side of the Palar River towards Andhra Pradesh.^{[citation needed]} The railway station is location on Cuddalore - Chittoor State Highway, SH 9 (now NH-234).

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]

Transportation

The region is well connected through bus and train. Katpadi Junction is located in the city of (4 km from) Vellore bus stand, and it is the largest railway junction in the district. It is one of the most important railway junctions in Southern Railway. Local town buses are plenty towards other parts of Vellore. Chittoor bus stand is a major road junction, which acts as the Bus depot for Katpadi. It is named so, as it was the starting point for all Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh buses previously. However, buses to Chittor now start from Vellore bus stand.

References

External links

• Katpadi traintiming