Vellore

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Vellore City Velur
Metropolis
Vellore Fort Jalakandeswarar Temple Assumption Cathedral
Nickname:  Fort City / Second Madras / Medical Hub of India
Vellore City Vellore, Tamil Nadu Show map of Tamil Nadu Vellore City Vellore City (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°54′59″N 79°07′57″E / 12.916500°N 79.132500°E / 12.916500; 79.132500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
District	Vellore
Zones	Vellore North (Katpadi) Vellore East (Sathuvachari) Vellore South (Vellore Fort) Vellore West (Konavattam)
Smart City Ranking India	Tenth
Named for	Heritage and culture
Government
• Body	Vellore Municipal Corporation Vellore Metropolitan Area
Area
• Urban	244.78 km2 (94.51 sq mi)
• City	153.14 km2 (59.13 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Rank	7th in Tamil Nadu
• Urban [1]	484,690
• Urban density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
• City [2]	315,128
• City [2] density	2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vellorekaran, Vellorian
Language
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	632 ×××
Telephone code	91-416
Vehicle registration	TN 23
Nominal GDP (2023-24)	₹27,488 crore (US$3.2 billion) [3]
Distance from Chennai City limits	135 kilometres (84 mi)
Planning agency	Vellore Municipal Corporation
Website	www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/vellore/

Vellore (English: VAY-loor), also natively spelt as Velur,^{[note 1]} is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separated into four zones that are further subdivided into 60 wards, covering an area of 153.14  km² and housing a population of 315128 as reported by the 2011 census.^[4] It is located about 137.20 kilometres (85 mi) west of Chennai, and about 213.20 kilometres (132 mi) east of Bangalore. Vellore is located on the Mumbai–Chennai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral. Vellore is governed under a mayor and the Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is a part of both the Lok Sabha and state assembly constituencies of Vellore.

Vellore is the home to the Christian Medical College & Hospital,^[5] the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)^[6] and the Sripuram Golden Temple.

The Vellore region is the largest exporter of finished leather goods in the country. Leather exports from Vellore account for more than 37% of India's leather exports and leather-related products.^[7]

Vellore is one of 27 cities chosen by the Government of India to take part in the country's Smart Cities Mission.

Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2024 ranked Vellore as 24th Best City in India and 729th best city in the world ^[8]

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