Back ضاحية فلور Arabic فلور (الهند) ARZ वेल्लोर जिला Bihari Vellore (distrito) CEB Vellore (Distrikt) German Distrito de Vellore Spanish Vellore barrutia Basque بخش ولور Persian Velloren piirikunta Finnish District de Vellore French
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Vellore district | |
|---|---|
 Palar river near Vellore | |
| Nickname: Fort City | |
 Vellore district Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′40″N 79°8′10″E / 12.91111°N 79.13611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Vellore |
| Established | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Vellore |
| Talukas | Vellore, Anaicut, Katpadi, Gudiyatham, Pernambut, K.V Kuppam[1] |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | V.R. Subbu laxmi IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | S. Rajesh Kannan IPS |
| • District Forest Officer | R. Murugan IFS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,030.11 km2 (783.83 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,614,242 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0416 |
| Vehicle registration | 'TN-23 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Largest city | Vellore |
| Sex ratio | M-50.06%/F-49.94% ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 79.65% |
| Legislature type | elected |
| Legislature Strength | 5 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vellore |
| Precipitation | 917 millimetres (36.1 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 15.6 °C (60.1 °F) |
| Website | District |
Vellore district (Tamil: [ʋeːluːɾ]) is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is one of the eleven districts that form the north region of Tamil Nadu. Vellore city is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,614,242 with a sex ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males. In 2017 Vellore district ranked eleventh in list of districts in Tamil Nadu by Human Development Index.[4][5]
The Government of India recently included Vellore city in its prestigious smart city project, along with 26 other cities.[6]
- ^ "Revenue divisions, taluks confirmed". 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "District List | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census of India" (Excel). Indian government. 16 April 2011.
- ^ "State Planning Commission". www.spc.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017 -Status of Human Development TAMIL NADU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017
- ^ Staff Reporter (20 September 2016). "Varanasi, Madurai on latest list of Smart Cities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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