Vazhapadi is a town panchayat in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Vazhapadi taluk, one of the 13 taluks of Salem district. Vazhapadi is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is the central part of Salem district. It covers 8 square kilometres in the eastern part of the taluk, near the border with Attur taluk. National Highway 79 passeā¦Vazhapadi is a town panchayat in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Vazhapadi taluk, one of the 13 taluks of Salem district. Vazhapadi is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is the central part of Salem district. It covers 8 square kilometres in the eastern part of the taluk, near the border with Attur taluk. National Highway 79 passes to the south of the town, and the only railroad line in the taluk runs through the town. It is 25 kilometres east of Salem, the district headquarters, 200 kilometres north of Madurai, and 250 kilometres southwest of the state capital of Chennai.