Ranipet

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Ranipet Vellore Suburbs
Town
Nickname:  Vellore 's Industrial Hub
Ranipet Ranipet, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12°56′55.3″N 79°19′08.4″E / 12.948694°N 79.319000°E / 12.948694; 79.319000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ranipet district
Region	Vellore
Talukas	Walajapet, Arcot, Sholingur, Arakkonam,Nemili
Government
• Type	Selection Grade Municipality
• Body	Ranipet municipality
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	397,000
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	632401 to 632406
Telephone code	91 4172
Vehicle registration	TN-73
Lok Sabha constituency	Arakkonam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ranipet
Civic agency	Ranipet municipality
Website	https://ranipet.nic.in/

Ranipettai is a town in Tamil Nadu, India and the headquarters of Ranipet district. Ranipet (lit. Queen's colony) is an industrial hub of greater Vellore city. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Chennai city center. It is a major industrial town located on NH 4 Chennai-Bangalore highway, on the northern bank of the Palar River.The estimated population is 397,000 as of 2024. It is a Tri-City with adjacent municipalities of Walajapet and Arcot.