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Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu

Ranipet is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 12.1 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Ranipet
Name in Hindi
रानीपेट ज़िला
Population (2011 census)
12,10,277
Rank in Tamil Nadu by population
31st of 37
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Wikidata entry Q66659623
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Population in context

With 12,10,277 people in 2011, Ranipet ranks 31st among the 37 districts of Tamil Nadu for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Chennai (46,46,732) and the least populous is Perambalur (5,65,223).

District boundaries change. If Ranipet has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Ranipet to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu

AriyalurChengalpattuChennaiCoimbatoreCuddaloreDharmapuriDindigulErodeKallakurichiKancheepuramKanniyakumariKarurKrishnagiriMaduraiMayiladuthuraiNagapattinamNamakkalPerambalurPudukkottaiRamanathapuramRanipetSalemSivagangaTenkasiThanjavurThe NilgirisTheniThiruvallurThiruvarurThoothukkudiTiruchirappalliTirunelveliTirupathurTiruppurTiruvannamalaiVelloreViluppuramVirudhunagar

Questions people ask

Which state is Ranipet district in?

Ranipet district is in Tamil Nadu, India.

What is the headquarters of Ranipet district?

The headquarters of Ranipet district is Ranipet, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Ranipet district?

Ranipet district had a population of 12,10,277 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.