What is Vellore district?
'''Vellore district''' is one of the 32 districts in the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of [[India]]. It is one of the biggest district in Tamil Nadu. [[Vellore]] City is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,936,331 with a sex ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males.The Government of India recently included [[Vellore]] city into prestigious smart City project along with 26 more cities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-announces-27-new-smart-cities/article9128563.ece|title=Varanasi, Madurai on latest list of Smart Cities|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2016-09-20|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref> ==Tourism== The [[Vellore Fort]] is the primary tourist attraction in the district headquarters [[Vellore]].During British rule, [[Tipu Sultan]]'s family and the last king of [[Sri Lanka]], Vikrama Rajasinha, were held as royal prisoners in the fort. It houses a church, a mosque and a Hindu temple, the latter known for its carvings. The first rebellion against British rule erupted at this fort in 1806, and it witnessed the massacre of the Vijayanagara royal family of Emperor Sriranga Raya.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/08/06/stories/2006080600360400.htm| work=The Hindu| title=Vellore sepoys rebelled| date=6 August 2006| access-date=2013-07-07| archive-date=2006-12-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202074724/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/08/06/stories/2006080600360400.htm| url-status=dead}}</ref>The golden temple of ''Sripuram'' is another attraction in the district.[[Jalakandeswarar Temple, Vellore|Jalagandeeswarar Temple]] inside the Vellore fort dedicated to Jalagandeeswar, is noted for its sculptures. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Vellore district| ]] {{geo-stub}}