Gudiyatham

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Gudiyatham Gudiyetram, Gudiyetranallur
Town
Gudiyattam
Nickname:  Vellore Suburbs
Gudiyatham Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°56′23″N 78°51′52″E / 12.93972°N 78.8644°E / 12.93972; 78.8644
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Founded by	Kulothunga Cholan
Government
• Type	First Grade Municipality (Sub District)
• Body	Gudiyattam Municipality
Area
• Total	30.08 km2 (11.61 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	235,000
• Density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Languages = Tamil
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	632601,632602,632603,632604,635 803,635806,635805,635813.
Telephone codes	+91 ,04171
Vehicle registration	TN 23

Gudiyetram, colloquially Gudiyattam (Tamil: [kuɖijaːttam]; 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 Guidyatham was handloom weaving.^[1]