Katpadi


Katpadi is a locality in Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Located on the gauge line between Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram-Tirupati, it is also the home of Vellore Institute of Technology

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.
Katpadi is no longer a separate municipal unit and has become part of Vellore City Municipal Corporation. The two places are collectively known as Vellore and together form the eighth-largest metropolis in Tamil Nadu.Katpadi lies in the northern side of the Palar River with the Andhra Pradesh.The railway station is location on Cuddalor - Chittor State Highway, SH 9.

Vellore Institute of Technology University (VIT)

The Vellore Institute of Technology University is in Katpadi. In 2010 it was ranked as one of the best private engineering university in India India Today,

transportation

is located in the city of Vellore and is the largest railway junction in the city and the district. It is one of the most important railway junctions in Southern Railway. Chittoor bus stand is named for once being the starting point for all Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh buses.