Ranipet

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Ranipet
Municipality
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
Government
• Type	Selection Grade Municipality
• Body	Ranipet municipality
Area [1]
• Total	8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	50,764
• Density	6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
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 or Ranipet (lit. Queen's colony) is a town in Tamil Nadu, India, and the headquarters of Ranipet district. Ranipet is one of the largest industrial hubs in Tamil Nadu. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Chennai city centre. It is a major industrial town located on NH 4 Chennai-Bangalore highway, on the northern bank of the Palar River.