Walajapet

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Walajapet Vellore Suburbs
Town
Vellore Metropolitan Area
Walajapet
Coordinates: 13°00′00″N 79°18′50″E / 13.00°N 79.314°E / 13.00; 79.314
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ranipet district
Region	Vellore
Talukas	Walajapet
Government
• Type	Second Grade Municipality
• Body	Walajapet Municipality
• Chairman	Tmt. Harini Thillai
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	64,000
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	632513
Telephone code	91 4172
Vehicle registration	TN 23, TN 73
Lok Sabha constituency	Arakkonam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ranipet
Civic agency	Walajapet Municipality

Walajapet is a town or first municipality of Tamil Nadu and a part of Ranipet district, Vellore Metropolitan Area, in the state of Tamil Nadu. The streets in the town form a square shape which is a unique feature of the town. It will be easy for you to reach any part of the town with this kind of infrastructure. The streets are wide and nicely structured. As of 2024, the town had a population of 64,000. It is a Tri-City with adjacent municipalities of Ranipet and Arcot.

This town, located in the Ranipet district, and is considered to be the first municipality and taluk of Tamil Nadu, believed to have been formed in 1866.