Periyapet
Periyapet is a locality of Vaniyambadi in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu.
Periyapet is a locality of Vaniyambadi in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu. It is located near to the branch of river Palar. There are 4 mosques and 1 temple located here. Azhagu Perumal Temple is one of the famous temple of Vaniyambadi is located here. Villages like Old Vaniyambadi, Nadupettarai etc. are located next to the branch of river Palar. Periyapet is located nearly 1.5 km from Vaniyambadi Bus stand and Vaniyambadi Railway Station
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Worth seeing in and around Periyapet
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Athitheeswarar Temple
Athitheeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple in Vaniyambadi neighbourhood in Tamil Nadu state in India. This temple is built more than thousand years ago.
500 m · Shiva temple in Tirupathur district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 02Islamiah College
Islamiah College is a men's general degree college located in Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur District, Tamil Nadu. Established in 1919, it is maintained and managed by the Vaniyambadi Muslim Educational Society.
400 m · College in Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Periyapet
- Airports
- Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 112 km · Tirupati (TIR), 147 km · Chennai (MAA), 174 km
- Stations
- Vaniyambadi railway station, 2.4 km
- Bengaluru → Periyapet103 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · ₹770–970
- Tirupati → Periyapet203 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · ₹1,630–2,030
- Chennai → Periyapet244 km · quickest by road, 5h · ₹1,860–2,320
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Periyapet
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Periyapet. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThere are auto-rickshaws and a few taxis for hire, but it is a great place for trekkers.
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Next door to Periyapet
- Vaniyambaditown in Tirupathur district, India2.2 km
- JaffrabadVillage in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India2.5 km
- Vaniyambadi talukhuman settlement in India2.2 km