Vellore is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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26 Facts About Vellore
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Vellore is located on the Mumbai–Chennai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral.
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Vellore region is the largest exporter of finished leather goods in the country.
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Vellore is strategically located and well-connected by rail and bus routes to major towns in the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.
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Central prison in Vellore, established in 1830, had imprisoned notable figures like C Rajagopalachari and Ramaswamy Venkataraman.
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Fort of Vellore was built around 1566 CE by the chieftains of Sadashiv Raya of the Vijayanagara Empire.
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The Vellore mutiny is considered to be the first large-scale Indian mutiny against the British, and a prelude to the much larger Sepoy Mutiny in 1857.
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Total literates in Vellore were 379,849 of which males were 199,247 and remaining 180,602 were females.
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Law enforcement in Vellore is organized by the Vellore subdivision of the Tamil Nadu Police headed by a deputy superintendent.
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Vellore, being the headquarters of the district, has registered growth in its tertiary sector activities with a corresponding decrease in the primary sector.
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The Vellore district is the top exporter of finished leather goods in the country.
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Brakes India Sholingur's foundry division is located at Vellore-Sholingur and is a major employer in the area.
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Vellore is headed by a senior Indian Administrative Service officer.
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The Indian Army has a number of recruits from the Vellore district and military spending is a major source of income.
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Vellore is considered a prominent destination for medical and technological education in India.
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Schieffelin Institute of Health – Research and Leprosy Centre is located near Vellore and was established in 1955 to care for leprosy patients.
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Vellore Fort has been declared a Monument of National Importance and is a famous tourist attraction.
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Special exhibits include a double bronze sword from Vellore Taluk dating to 400 BCE, stone sculptures from the late Pallava to Vijayanagar periods, ivory chess boards and coins used by the last Kandian King of Sri Lanka, Vikrama Raja Singha.
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Vellore is connected with major cities in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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Vellore is served by a city bus service, which connects the city, suburbs, and other places of interest.
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Vellore airport is in the process of being revived under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.
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Vellore has the States first center of excellence for weightlifting.
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Vellore was among the two districts in Tamil Nadu which didn't have a sports complex.
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Electricity supply to Vellore is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.
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