Thorapadi, Vellore

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Thorapadi
Neighbourhood
Vidhan Sabha constituency		Vellore
Civic agency	Vellore Municipal Corporation

Thorapadi is a part of Vellore Corporation. It is a prominent area in the city of Vellore.

Thorapadi is well known for its

Railway Station, 4 km from old bus terminus (FORT), 5 km from new bus terminus (GREEN CIRCLE) and 3 km from Cantonment Railway Station.

Geography

Thorapadi is located at 12.93° N 79.13° E. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (708 feet). It is surrounded by

in the south, Allapuram in the north, Otteri-Bagayam in the east and Great Thorapadi Lake in the west.

Ram Chandrasekaran a native of this place informs that there is no recorded history for the name reference for Thorapadi. Padi is the common name for residential areas in Agricultural adjoining Hilly areas (cf: Hindi/Sanskrit Pahad meaning Hill) and that is why we find many villages having suffix 'padi' in Tamil Land viz.Velapadi, Katpadi etc. Thorapadi would have derived its name from Thiru Padi and now corrupted to form Thorapadi. Thiru is a common name for almost all towns and cities in Tamil Nadu viz. Thiruvannamalai, Thirupattur and there are so many places starting with Prefix Thiru meaning 'the blessed'. The prominence of the place can be traced back to Britishers establishing a Central Prison during the 1800s.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India

is widely understood.

Neighborhoods

Thorapadi can be subdivided into crowded north and relatively well planned south.

Azad Road is the arterial road of Thorapadi. Other important roads are Nethaji Street, Jail Road, Usur Road, CMC-Thanthai Periyar College Road (Hill Road), Pillayar Koil Street (derives its name from the

located at the far end of the street) and Periya Theru (big street).

Mosque Street and Janda Street is a collection of densely populated streets with predominantly

.

(see

Wikipedia: Kamaraj Nagar

)

Kamaraj

. A Government higher secondary school, Vellore Central Prison, a Badminton Training School and a Theatre make Kamaraj Nagar unique in Thorapadi. Also, it is the center of local cricketing events, thanks to a huge sports (though undeveloped) ground located within Government Higher Secondary School (no fancier of local cricket can forget Kamaraj Nagar Cricket Club's breath taking victory over Punthottam Cricket Team in the finals of Millennium tournament here in 2000).

In addition to being a residential area, Kamaraj Nagar has become a busy traffic route to the Srilakshmi Golden Temple,

Golden Temple

.

Nethaji Street is one of the main streets Thorapadi.^[citation needed]

Ezhil Nagar is a major (in terms of land area) residential area, which has seen an immense development in recent years. It is one of the youngest and thriving residential areas of the city. Warders training Institute of Tamil Nadu is located here.

RSA Region (Ramset Nagar, Shanmuga Nagar, Avvai Nagar) is a major posh residential area, which has seen an immense development in recent years. RSA region got broad roads and parks. Its one of a peaceful environment residential areas of the city. Shanmuga Nagar Vinayagar temple, Sri Devi Mariamman Sannadhi, is located here.

Thorapadi Hills is located in the southern suburb of Thorapadi. Fitness buffs come to Hill Road to walk, jog, do yoga and socialise.^{[citation needed]}

Punthottam is a less populated area adjacent to the Great Thorapadi Lake (the lake is one of the biggest of its kind in the region).^{[citation needed]}

Police Housing Board is an area located on the Ariyur Railway Gate with civilized houses for Police Men.^{[citation needed]}

Chinna Agamedu is a least populated. And one of the most agriculture place in end of the thorapadi lake.^{[citation needed]}

Education

The

and Thanthai Periyar Engineering College & Polytechnic are located here.

References