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North Arcot was a former districtin Madras Presidency, acquired by the annexation of the Arcot Statein 1855 when its Nawab died without issue. It had Chittooras its headquarters (currently in Andhra pradesh).[1] On 1 April 1911, the Chittoor districtwas separated from North Arcot. The remaining district, with Velloreas its headquarters,[2 ...
Aug 15, 2019 · Tamil Nadu. 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 ...
Arcot, Tamil Nadu. 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).
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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]
The Arcot reign can be divided into two phases into – Nawayat (1710- 1744) and Wallajah (1744- 1855). Arcot struggled a lot initially to establish an independent state after the fall of Mughals in the North and Vijayanagar in the South. The Nawab of Arcot had to compete with his contemporary rulers such as Tanjore, Madurai, Mysore, Marathas ...
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Sep 26, 2024 · After Independance. After a long period of time, due to administrative reasons Tiruvannamalai District was formed from erstwhile North Arcot District on 30 th Sep 1989 and named as Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar District with 6 taluks viz., Tiruvannamalai, Arni, Vandavasi, Cheyyar, Polur and Chengam. In 1997, the name of the District was further ...
