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Ranipet

Ranipet
Municipality
Ranipet is located in Tamil Nadu
Ranipet
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
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictRanipet district
Government
 • TypeSelection Grade Municipality
 • BodyRanipet Municipality Greater Vellore City Municipal Corporation
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
50,764
 • Density6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
632401 to 632406
Telephone code91 4172
Vehicle registrationTN-73
Lok Sabha constituencyArakkonam Lok Sabha constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRanipet Assembly constituency
Nearest cityVellore
Civic agencyRanipet municipality
Websitehttps://vrzconnect.in/ https://ranipet.nic.in/

Ranipet (lit. Queen's colony) is an industrial town , eastern suburb of Vellore and the headquarters of Ranipet district at Vellore region in Tamil Nadu. It is located about 115 kilometres (71 mi) from the Chennai city. it is one of the four municipalities in the metropolitan area of Vellore. It is a major industrial town located on NH 4 Chennai-Bangalore highway, on the northern bank of the Palar River.

Ranipet is renowned for its thriving industrial base, which includes numerous small, medium, and large-scale industries, particularly in sectors such as leather tanning, chemical manufacturing, and engineering.

History

Ranipet was built around the year 1771 by Sadut-ulla-khan, the Nawab of Carnatic, in honor of the youthful widow of Desingh Raja of Gingee, who committed Sati upon her husband's death. Out of respect for Desingh Raja's valour and his wife's devotion, the Nawab formed a new village opposite to Arcot on the Northern bank of the Palar River and named it Ranipet.[4]

The town gained importance since the establishment of the European cantonment. About a mile west of Ranipet is a remarkable thope extending along the Palar river, for a distance of 4.8 km (3.0 mi) which is known as 'Navlakh Bagh'.[5] It is supposed to contain 9 lakhs of trees and hence the name "Navlakh Bagh". South India's first rail operation was operated between Royapuram to Ranipet.

On 15 August 2019, Ranipet became the district headquarters for the Ranipet district after the announcement of the newly created district.[6]

On 21 October 2021, Arakkonam and Nemili taluks of Ranipet district were added to the Chennai Metropolitan Area.[7]


Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 76.42%
Muslim
 
 15.19%
Christian
 
 8.02%
Sikh
 
 0.01%
Buddhist
 
 0.04%
Jain
 
 0.27%
Other
 
 0.03%
No religion
 
 0.02%

According to 2011 census, Ranipet had a population of 50,764 with a sex-ratio of 1,091 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[8] A total of 5,124 were under the age of six, constituting 2,564 males and 2,560 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 34.3% and .04% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 81.%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[8] The town had a total of 12275 households. There were a total of 18,243 workers, comprising 45 cultivators, 100 main agricultural labourers, 373 in household industries, 16,095 other workers, 1,630 marginal workers, 15 marginal cultivators, 29 marginal agricultural labourers, 95 marginal workers in household industries and 1,491 other marginal workers.[9] As per the religious census of 2011, Ranipet had 76.42% Hindus, 15.19% Muslims, 8.02% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.27% Jains, 0.03% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[10]


Politics

R.Gandhi is the sitting MLA of DMK. Ranipet assembly constituency is part of Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency).[11]

References

  1. ^ https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/ranipet/
  2. ^ "Major Urban Agglomeration of India, 2011 Census".
  3. ^ https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/ranipet/
  4. ^ South Indian Shrines: illustrated, page 185
  5. ^ "History | Ranipet District, Government of Tamilnadu | India". Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ J., Shanmughasundaram (15 August 2019). "Vellore district to be trifurcated; Nov 1 to be Tamil Nadu Day". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Order issued for expansion of Chennai to 5,904 sq. km". The Hindu. 22 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Ranipet". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2011.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranipet