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			{{Short description\|Vellore City , Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	{{Use Indian English\|date=May 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=May 2018}}
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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Katpadi		\| name = Katpadi
	\| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy-->		\| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy-->
	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| other_name = ~~Vellore North~~		\| other_name =
	\| nickname =		\| nickname =
	\| settlement_type = ~~Neighbourhood~~		\| settlement_type = Vellore City
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	\| pushpin_map_caption = ~~Location in~~ Tamil Nadu~~, India~~		\| pushpin_map_caption = Katpadi, Tamil Nadu
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|12.98\|N\|79.13\|E\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|12.973400\|N\|79.136900\|E\|display=inline,title}}
	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
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	\| elevation_m = ~~260~~		\| elevation_m = 245
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	'''Katpadi''' ({{IPA-ta\|kaːtpaːdi\|pron}}) is a locality in ~~Vellore, at~~ the northern part of [[Vellore]] ~~city~~ in the [[States of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India~~. Its railway is located on the gauge line between [[Chennai]]-[[Bangalore]] and [[Villupuram]]-[[Tirupati]], it is home to [[Vellore Institute of Technology]] (VIT)~~.		'''Katpadi''' ({{IPA\|ta\|kaːtpaːdi\|pron}}) is a locality in the northern part of [[Vellore]], in the [[States of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.

	==Politics and geography==		==Politics and geography==
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	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 metropolis in Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed\|date=January 2020}}Katpadi lies in the northern side of the [[Palar River]] towards [[Andhra Pradesh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2020}} The railway station is location on Cuddalore - Chittor State Highway, SH 9 (now NH-234).

	== Vellore Institute of Technology ~~University~~ (VIT) ==		== Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) ==
			The [[Vellore Institute of Technology\|Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)]] is in Katpadi. In 2010 it was ranked as one of the best private engineering universities in India.<ref>VIT Ranking in India Today: https://www.indiatoday.in/best-colleges/photo/best-engineering-colleges-in-india-363831-2010-06-16</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/itslideshow/6110881.cms \| work=The Times Of India \| title=Vellore Institute of Technology}}</ref>
	The [[Vellore Institute of Technology\|Vellore Institute of Technology ~~University]]~~ (VIT) is in Katpadi. In 2010 it was ranked as one of the best private engineering universities in India.<ref>VIT Ranking in India Today: ~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/~~site/Photo~~/~~3308/3~~/best-engineering-colleges-in-india,-2010~~.html~~</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/itslideshow/6110881.cms \| work=The Times Of India \| title=Vellore Institute of Technology}}</ref>

	~~== 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 (India)\|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==		==References==

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Katpadi
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Vellore North
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.98|N|79.13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Vellore District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[City]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Vellore]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = Katpadi [Vellore North]
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Vellore Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 260
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 632007
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 416
| registration_plate = TN 23
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Arakkonam
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Katpadi
| blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Vellore Municipal Corporation]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Katpadi''' ({{IPA-ta|kaːtpaːdi|pron}}) is a locality in Vellore, at the northern part of [[Vellore]] city in the [[States of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Its railway is located on the gauge line between [[Chennai]]-[[Bangalore]] and [[Villupuram]]-[[Tirupati]], it is home to [[Vellore Institute of Technology]] (VIT).

==Politics and geography==
Once a village, Katpadi was upgraded to a [[local self-government in India|panchayat]] town, with its own ''[[taluk]]'' office. It has a major [[Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)|assembly constituency]] which is part of [[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-08
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=2008-10-31
}}</ref>
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 metropolis in Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}Katpadi lies in the northern side of the [[Palar River]] towards [[Andhra Pradesh]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} The railway station is location on Cuddalore - Chittor State Highway, SH 9 (now NH-234).

== Vellore Institute of Technology University (VIT) ==

The [[Vellore Institute of Technology|Vellore Institute of Technology University]] (VIT) is in Katpadi. In 2010 it was ranked as one of the best private engineering universities in India.<ref>VIT Ranking in India Today: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Photo/3308/3/best-engineering-colleges-in-india,-2010.html</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/itslideshow/6110881.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Vellore Institute of Technology}}</ref>

== 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 (India)|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==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050405171833/http://www.tradewingstravel.com/tamilnadu/vellore.jsp]
* [http://www.hivellore.com/explore/traintiming.htm Katpadi traintiming]
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West|Katpadi|Seevur|Latteri|41|129.37}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West South|Katpadi|Seevur|Latteri|41|129.37}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Vellore]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Vellore]]

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Swastikholidays: adjusted details additionally and fixed typos

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