AMBUR

Ambur
Municipal Town

Nickname(s): Leather City, Dollar City

Coordinates: 12.78°N 78.7°E
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Area
• Total 17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation 316 m (1,037 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total 162,521
• Density 9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official Urdu,Vellore Urdu,Tamil&Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 635 802
Telephone code 91 - 4174
Vehicle registration TN-83
Sex ratio 1031 ♂/♀

Ambur

(Tamil: ஆம்பூர்) Urdu: آمبور‎) is a town and state Assembly Constituency in the Vellore District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of the Palar River on the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway.

Ambur is home to a major part of India's leather tanning industry, earning it the nickname Leather City of South India. A few of India's largest and finest tanneries are located here, making it one of the leading exporters of finished and unfinished leather goods (such as shoes, garments, and gloves) in the country. Due to this, the leather industry occupies pride of place in the industrial map of Tamil Nadu and places it high in the rankings of the nation's exports.

It is also known for Biryani, a tasty rice dish, varieties of chicken dishes, non-vegetarian curries, etc. Sweet dishes like Gulab Jamun, Gajar ka halwa and Mutanjan, a dessert in Muslim weddings after the feast, have become popular since the reign of the Nawabs of Arcot.