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Melvisharam is a town in Ranipet district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 7 km from Ranipet, 5 km from historic town of Arcot and 17 km from Vellore city.

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Place details

Locality
Puliyankannu
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Melvisharam
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality / Vellore Metropolitan Area
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ranipet
Settlement.subdivision_type3
City
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Vellore Municipal Corporation
Settlement.parts_type
Talukas
Settlement.parts
Walajapet taluk
Settlement.government_type
First Grade Municipality
Settlement.governing_body
melvisharam municipality
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
8.86
Settlement.elevation_m
175.86

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
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  • Demographics
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Melvisharam is a town in Ranipet district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 7 km from Ranipet, 5 km from historic town of Arcot and 17 km from Vellore city.

The Municipality of Melvisharam was constituted in the year 1951 as 1st Grade Town Panchayat and was subsequently upgraded as IIIrd Grade Municipality from 1.10.2005. The town has 21 Municipal wards. As of 2011, the town had a population of 44,786.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melvisharam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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