About Gudiyatham
Gudiyatham (also called Gudiyattam or Gudiyettram) is a Sub District and a historical Town of Vellore district. It is a municipality in Vellore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is the Most populated Town in Vellore District before and after Separation of Tirupattur and Ranipet Districts. It is located at the centre of two megacities namely Bangalore and Chennai. District headquarters Vellore is 31 km away from the town. This is where the first Indian national flag was woven. Gudiyatham is a first-grade municipality. It was named Gudiyatham Municipality in 1886.The town is strong hold of Labours of Match box Industry and Hand Looming.
The town was built by Kulothunga cholan during his reign. He named it as ""Kudiyetra-nallur"" which denotes, a place that suits for good and hood living.
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