Jolarpettai

Regarding transportation linkage, the highway (NH 48) from Chennai to Krishnagiri passes through the outskirts of the town.

Jolarpettai municipality comprises four revenue villages, namely, Vakkanampatti, Ediyampatti Ossinattam Vattam, Kudiyana Kuppam, and spreads over an area of 13.06 km2.

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.

Weather is colder during winter and hotter in summer due to hills and forests surrounding the town.

The south-west wind begins to carry on the southwest monsoon with occasional showers up to August.

According to 2011 census, Jolarpet had a population of 29,662 with a sex-ratio of 1,032 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.

The municipal office is situated at Gandhi Road near by Jolarpet Railway junction.