Gudiyatham
Sign in to saveGudiyetram, colloquially Gudiyattam (; also called as Gudiyatham) is a municipality in Vellore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies between Bangalore and Chennai and the district of Vellore is 33 km away from the town. In 2011, the town had a population of 235,672. The municipality derives its name from 'Gudiye-tram' in Tamil which means habituation of people. The ancient occupation of the people of Gudiyatham was handloom weaving.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gudiyatham
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- Town
- Settlement.nickname
- Vellore Suburbs
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- Erukampattu Sri Ranganathar Temple
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- India Tamil Nadu
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- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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- Country
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- State
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vellore
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- Gudiyatham north D.P.Palayam Gudiyatham south Gudiyatham east Gudiyatham west
- Settlement.founder
- Kulothunga Cholan
- Settlement.government_type
- First Grade Municipality (Sub District)
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- Gudiyattam Municipality
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 30.08
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 270
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Gudiyetram, colloquially Gudiyattam (; also called as Gudiyatham) is a municipality in Vellore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies between Bangalore and Chennai and the district of Vellore is 33 km away from the town. In 2011, the town had a population of 235,672. The municipality derives its name from 'Gudiye-tram' in Tamil which means habituation of people. The ancient occupation of the people of Gudiyatham was handloom weaving.
== Etymology == Kulothunga Chola named the town "Jayamkonda Sathurvethi Mangalam". This was followed by rapid settlement of the town, so the town was renamed "Kudiyattrem", which metamorphosed into "Gudiyattam", to commemorate the influx. According to a myth, Karikala Cholan first cleared forest and then had people settle here, so it was named "Kudiyetram", which evolved into "Gudi-yetram". The supportive evidence for the myth is that the town is populated with one community who were of Chola kingdom. An inscription of 14th century found at Chenji (now in Cuddalore District) also reveals existence of the town in the name of “Gudi-yetram”. The passage of time and most probably British tongues changed the name to "Gudiyatham".
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