Vellore Education District
Vellore district is one of the 32 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India.
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.
History
Vellore had been under the control of Cholas of Uraiyur, Pallavas, Rashtrakutas of Malkhed, Sambuvarayar,who lived in the territory of
Melakadambur which denoted in Ponniyin selvan the rulers of Vijayanagaram, Marathas, the Nawabs of the Carnatic and the British.
The Vellore fort, which was probably built during the rule of Chinna
Bommi Nayak (1526 to 1595 A.D.), was considered to be a strong fort
during the Carnatic war in the 17th Century. The district finds an
important place in the Indian freedom struggle. The Sepoy Mutiny of 1806
that took place inside the Vellore fort was seen as a prelude to the Revolt of 1857.
After the Indian independence in 1947, Vellore became a part of the erstwhile Madras state. The modern Vellore District was formerly part of North Arcot
District, which was established by the British in the 19th century. On
30 September 1989 the district was split into
Tiruvannamalai-Sambuvarayar (present-day Tiruvannamalai) and North Arcot Ambedkar districts. North Arcot Ambedkar District was later renamed Vellore District in 1996.
Educational and healthcare
A total of 162 Higher Secondary Schools, 167 High Schools, 444 Middle
Schools, 1678 Primary Schools and 324 Primary Schools. Vellore has two
universities in. There are a total of 4 Medical Colleges, 11 engineering
colleges, 21 Arts and Science colleges, 1 Agricultural college and 1
Nursing college, apart from 39 teacher training institutes. The most
prominent colleges are Vellore Institute of Technology,
ranked as one of the best private engineering colleges in India, and
Voorhees college, Vellore, Islamiah College for Mens and Islamiah
College for Women, Vaniyambadi, Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women,
Vaniyambadi and Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur and Ranipettai
Engineering college in walaja. Doctor siluvaisithar ayurveda &
herbal research center Pallikonda.The
Christian Medical College present in Vellore is Second best medical college of India.
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It is also one of the largest private hospitals in the state and is
much sought after facility from all across India. The district has a
total of 13 hospitals and 67 primary health centres
Industries
BHEL - BAP, Ranipet factory (Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd - Boiler
Auxiliaries Plant) is a major heavy engineering unit of Tamil Nadu.
There are three industrial estates, namely SIDCO at Katpadi, SIPCOT at
Ranipet and SIDCO at Arakkonam. Leather based industry is the main
industry in this district. Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Pernambut and Ranipet are
the main towns involved in the leather business. Asia's biggest
explosives manufacturing company, Tamil Nadu Explosives Limited (TEL),
is in Vellore at Katpadi. This is India's only government explosives
company with more than a thousand employees. The company is headed by a
senior Indian Administrative Service officer. Mr. Ravi Pratap Sinha
(recruited from an explosives multinational corporation) served as the
first GM (recruited from MNC)of this factory. TEL reached to its highest
production level during his leadersh.
Agriculture
The district is primarily agrarian with majority of its population
involved in agriculture. The chief food grains cultivated are Paddy,
Cholam, Ragi and Redgram. Vellore is also one of the top producers of
Sugarcane and Cocunut in the state. Oil seeds that are cultivated are
Groundnut, Coconut, Sunflower and Gingelly
Vellore district is one of the 32 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. 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.
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