What is Vellore?
Vellore is an important city in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is the headquarters of [[Vellore district]]. It is located on the banks of Palar River.The area of Vellore covers about 153.14km<sup>2</sup>.The total population of Vellore city is 423,425 as per 2001 census.<ref>population.city/india/vellore/</ref>Vellore is the base place where two of India's top 10 educational institutions located.They are:[[Christian Medical College Hospital]] and VIT University. Vellore region is the top exporter of finished leather goods in the country. Vellore leather accounts for more than 37% of the country's export of leather and leather-related products.<ref name=VDA1>{{cite web|title=Activities and schemes operated by District Industries Centre, Vellore district|url=http://vellore.nic.in/dic.htm|publisher=Vellore District Administration|access-date=2013-07-07|archive-date=2013-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920034327/http://vellore.nic.in/dic.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Vellore Fort]], Science Park, Vainu Bappu Observatory, [[Amirthi Zoological Park]], Religious places such as Jalakandeswarar Temple, Srilakshmi Golden Temple, Big Mosque and St. John's Church and [[Yelagiri]] Hill station are the top tourist attractions in and around Vellore. ==Reference== {{reflist}} [[Category:Vellore district]] [[Category:Cities in Tamil Nadu]]