Walajapet
Walajapet is a municipality and taluk in the state of Tamil Nadu. Walajapet has about 47,500 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 47,500 residents
- Description: Village in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Walaja”, “Walajah”, and “Wālājāpet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Delhi Gate.
Delhi Gate
Monument
Photo: Priasai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Delhi Gate is part of the fortification of Arcot, a town which is located on the banks of Palar river in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, India. The gate was part of a fort built by Mughal governor, Daud Khan Panni, in the first half of the 18th century. Delhi Gate is situated 3½ km southwest of Walajapet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arcot and Ranipet and Arcot.
Arcot and Ranipet
Arcot and Ranipet are two towns on opposite sides of the Palar River, in Northern Tamil Nadu. Ranipet, also called Ranipettai, is mainly known for its industrial development, in particular leather.Arcot
Town
Photo: Priasai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arcot and Ranipet are two towns on opposite sides of the Palar River, in Northern Tamil Nadu. Ranipet, also called Ranipettai, is mainly known for its industrial development, in particular leather. Arcot is situated 5 km southwest of Walajapet.
Melvisharam
Town
Melvisharam is a town in Ranipet district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 7 km from Ranipet, 5 km from historic town of Arcot and 17 km from Vellore city. Melvisharam is situated 9 km west of Walajapet.
Walajapet
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Wallajah, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.92547° or 12° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
79.36379° or 79° 21′ 50″ eastPopulation
47,500Elevation
173 metres (568 feet)Open location code
7J4XW9G7+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 256778069OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1252997Wikidata ID
Q2716022
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Walajapet” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “বালাযাপেট”
- Bishnupriya: “ৱালাজাপেত”
- Cebuano: “Walajapet”
- Chinese: “瓦拉賈佩特”
- Chinese: “瓦拉贾佩特”
- Dutch: “Walajapet”
- French: “Walajapet”
- German: “Walajapet”
- Gujarati: “વાલાજાપેટ”
- Irish: “Walajapet”
- Italian: “Walajapet”
- Japanese: “ワラジャペット”
- Kannada: “ವಾಲಜಪೇಟ್”
- Kannada: “ವಾಲಾಜಾಪೇಟೆ”
- Korean: “왈라자페트”
- Malay: “Walajapet”
- Malayalam: “വാലാജാപേട്ട”
- Newari: “वालजपेट”
- Portuguese: “Walajapet”
- Russian: “Валаджапет”
- Spanish: “Walajapet”
- Swedish: “Walajapet”
- Tamil: “வாலாசாபேட்டை”
- Tamil: “வாலாஜாபேட்டை”
- Telugu: “వాలాజపేట్”
- Urdu: “والاجاپیت”
- Vietnamese: “Walajapet”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walajapet and Tehsildar Office.
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