Walajapet taluk

Walajapet taluk or Wallajah taluk is a taluk in Vellore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Walajapet.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Wallajah had a population of 440,488 with 219,124 males and 221,364 females. There were 1010 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.83. Child population in the age group below 6 was 23,574 Males and 21,993 Females.^[1]

References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Vellore district

District Headquarters	Vellore

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Divisions	Arakkonam Tirupattur Vellore

Taluks	Ambur Anaicut Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyattam Katpadi Natrampalli Tirupattur Vaniyambadi Vellore Walajapet

Revenue blocks	Alangayan Anaicut Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyattam Jolarpet K.V.Kuppam Kandili Kaniyambadi Katpadi Kaveripakkam Madhanur Natrampalli Nemili Peranambattu Sholinghur Timiri Tirupattur Vellore Walajapet

Corporation	Vellore Municipal Corporation

Municipalities	Ambur Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyattam Jolarpettai Melvisharam Pernambattu Ranipettai Tiruppathur Vaniyambadi Walajapet

Selection Grade Town Panchayats	Pallikonda Alangayam Natrampalli

Town Panchayats	Kalavai Kaveripakkam Nemili Sholingur Timiri Ammoor Odugathur Panapakkam Pennathur Thakkolam Thiruvalam Uthayendram Vilapakkam

Rivers	Palar River Malattar River Koundinya Nathi Goddar River Pambar River Agaram Aru River Ponnaiyar River Kallar River Naga Nathi River

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Vijayanagar Empire

Places of interest	Vellore Fort Sri Jalagandeeswarar Temple Sripuram Elagiri Hills Jalagamparai falls Agaram Rajakaali Amman Temple Andiyappanur Dam

innovative Village	Guruvarajapet

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