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The famous Palar river intersects the region and the portion of Arcot to the north of the Palar came to be known as North Arcot. It is described as an inland district on the eastern side of the Madras Presidency, lying between 12 degrees 20 mins and 13 degrees and 55 mins North and 78 degrees and 14 mins and 79 degrees and 59 minutes ...
Arcot (natively spelt as Ārkāḍu) is a town and urban area of Ranipet district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Located on the southern banks of Palar River, the city straddles a trade route between Chennai and Bangalore or Salem, between the Mysore Ghat and the Javadi Hills (Javvadhu malai).
Aug 15, 2019 · Historically significant North Arcot region to see another division to create two new districts. Joy found no bounds for the people in Tirupathur as they have been fighting hard for getting a...
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Men from the Vellore District fought in the British India Army and sacrificed their lives in the World Wars. This is recorded in the clock tower in the long bazaar at Vellore, raised in 1920, where an inscription reads "Vellore – From this Village 277 men went to the Great war 1914–18, of them 14 gave up their lives". On 30 September 1989 the distr...
According to 2011 census, Vellore district had a population of 1,614,242 with a sex ratio of 1,007 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 432,550 were under the age of six, constituting 222,460 males and 210,090 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribesaccounted for 21.85% and 1.85% of the population,...
Vellore is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Naduand is administered by the Vellore District Collectorate. The present collector of Vellore district Kumaravel Pandian.
The Vellore Fort is the primary tourist attraction in the district headquarters Vellore. Vellore Fort is the most prominent landmark. 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 carving...
Vellore Wheat Halwa
Halwa made from whole wheat flour or atta is a popular sweet made in North India. Vellore region's Halwa is the most popular one after North Indian Halwa. Makkan Peda is also considered to be another popular sweet in Vellore.[citation needed]
Thus it was that North Arcot came to be selected as the site for research in the comparative project that Farmer planned, into the progress and problems of the so-called ‘green revolution’ in rice growing areas.
Arcot and Ranipet are two towns on opposite sides of the Palar River, in Northern Tamil Nadu. Arcot and Ranipet has about 50,800 residents.
Explore the region of North Arcot (Ambedkar) in Tamil Nadu, India with various map types and styles. Find cities, towns, villages, hotels and more in this administrative region.
