Jolarpet
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Jolarpettai ஜோலார்பேட்டை Jolarpet |
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 Jolarpettai
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| Coordinates: 12°34′N 78°35′E / 12.56°N 78.58°ECoordinates: 12°34′N 78°35′E / 12.56°N 78.58°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Second Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Jolarpet Municipality |
| • Chairman | S. Vasumathi Srinivasan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29,662 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 635851 |
| Telephone code | 04179 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-83 |
| Nearest city | Vellore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvannamalai |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jolarpet |
| Website | http://municipality.tn.gov.in/jolarpet |
Jolarpettai is a municipality town in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India upgraded to IInd grade municipality from October 2010. It has the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in Southern Railway. It is 7 km from Tirupattur and 18 km from Vaniyambadi.
Jolarpet Municipality was constituted in 1971 from 23.5.1971 as First Grade Town Panchayat Selection Grade Town Panchayat 1982 from 24.02 1982 and then it was upgraded to Third Grade Municipality from 01.07 2004 and it was subsequently upgraded as IInd Grade Municipality Vide GO(Ms) No. 154 Dt. 09.08 2010. As of 2011, the town had a population of 29,662 and covered an area of 13.06. km2. The town is divided into 18 wards. The Municipal Council comprises 18 wards. Councillors is headed by chairperson, who is elected by voters of the councillors. The municipal office is situated at Gandhi Road near by Jolarpet Railway junction.
Jolarpet is a second grade municipal town in the main railway corridor connecting Chennai – Bangalore, is 212 km from Chennai, the State Capital in the south western direction and it is 80 km from Vellore (District Headquarters town) on the western side.
Jolarpet is renowned for its strategic location on the rail route and its railway station. The town is also located on State Highway 18 connecting Vaniyambadi -Tirupattur. Regarding transportation linkage, the highway (NH 46) from Chennai to Krishnagiri passes through the outskirts of the town and there are another two roads originating from the centre of the town. Jolarpet is in Tirupattur Taluk and is situated near the Jolarpet Railway Junction. Jolarpettai municipality comprises four revenue villages, namely, Vakkanampatti, Ediyampatti Ossinattam Vattam, Kudiyana Kuppam, and spreads over an area of 13.06 km2. Location of Yelagiri hills close with the town supports growth of the town to a greater extent. Almost the whole of Jolarpet Municipality consists of flat terrain. The general slope is towards southeast and the small streams that rise in the Yelagiri hills situated in the west eventually fall into the Palar river. The topography of Jolarpet in plain and it is situated at an altitude of 186.75 meters above mean sea level. The wind direction is predominant towards southwest for the whole of the year However, during summer it is from southwest to northeast.
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