Vellore is a city and the administrative headquarters of
Vellore District in the
South Indian state of
Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of
Palar River in the north-eastern part of
Tamil Nadu and has been ruled, at different times, by the
Pallavas,
Medieval Cholas,
Later Cholas,
Vijayanagar Empire,
Rashtrakutas,
Carnatic kingdom, and the
British.
Vellore has four zones (totally 60 wards) which covers an area of 87.915 Sqkm and has a population of 4,23,425 based on 2001 census. It is located about west of the state capital
Chennai and about east of
Karnataka capital
Bengaluru. Vellore is administered by a
Vellore Municipal Corporation under a
mayor. Vellore is part of
Vellore (State Assembly Constituency) and
Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency).