Ranipet district
Appearance
Ranipettai District | |
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Ranipet | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Founded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
Headquarters | Ranipet |
Largest City | Arakkonam |
Taluks | Arakkonam Arcot Walajapet Nemili Sholinghur Kalavai |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Body | Ranipet District Collectorate |
• District Collector | Divya Dharshini S IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | A Mayilvaganan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,234 km2 (863 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,210,277 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Website | https://ranipet.nic.in |
Ranipet district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifuricating the Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced its proposal on 15 August 2019, together with Tirupattur district. However it was officially declared on 28 November 2019 by Chief Minister EPS. The town of Ranipet would serve as the district headquarters.
Geography
The district shares borders with districts of Vellore on the west, Kanchipuram on the east, Tiruvannamalai on the south and Thiruvallur on the northeast. River Palar passes along the district bordering Ranipet and Arcot towns.The largest taluk in the district is Arakkonam
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