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Surapet
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Ambattur
Ambattur is located in northwestern part of Chennai City, in Ambattur taluk of the Chennai District, surrounded by Avadi, Anna Nagar, Padi, Mogappair, Kallikuppam, Surapet, Korattur, Ayappakkam, and Thiruverkadu. It covers an area of . The neighbourhood is served by Ambattur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway. Ambattur has its origins in a village of the same name which can be located at present as areas opposite to Ambattur telephone exchange. Ambattur was a village with large extents of agricultural farm lands irrigated by the once-sprawling Ambattur Lake. In 2011, the neighbourhood had a population 466,205. Etymology This place is one of 108 ''Shakthi Sthals'' in the country. The Amman temple (for the Hindu deity Durga) here is the fifty-first in the order, giving the locality the Tamil name "aimbaththu onraam oor" (ஐம்பத்து ஒன்றாம் ஊர்), meaning fifty-first place/temple village, which later transmuted as Ambattur. The godd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinayagapuram
Located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Vinayagapuram is a northern region of Chennai city's Chennai district. Location and surroundings Vinayagapuram is a suburban residential area near Puzhal, Tamil Nadu. It is located just 1 km away from Retteri junction in Kolathur, Chennai. The area's main commuting route is a ring road near Lucas TVS junction, which connects the suburb to Padi, New Avadi road, Ayanavaram High Road, Anna Nagar, and Puzhal. Vinayagapuram was attached to the Chennai Corporation in 2011, aiding in its development. The neighbourhoods of Vinayagapuram consist of Anna Nagar, Villivakkam, Puzhal, Retteri junction, Kolathur, Jawahar Nagar, Lakshmipuram, TVK Nagar, Senthil Nagar, Perambur, Puthagaram, Madhavaram, Surapet, and Periyar Nagar. It is close to the Grand North Trunk (GNT) road, which connects to Grand South trunk (GST) road. Amenities Vinayagapuram has several hospitals. Transportation The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) operates p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmipuram, Chennai
Lakshmipuram is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. Location Lakshmipuram is located near Retteri junction, Kolathur, Chennai. *There is a vegetable market and also a fish market is available near Retteri junction. Neighborhoods * Vinayagapuram * Surapet *Puthagaram * Senthil Nagar * Kolathur *Puzhal Pulhal is a Northwestern residential town in Chennai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. Pulhal is located on the banks of Pulhal aeri, Pulhal Lake. The town is known for Pulhal Central Prison. The area ... * Kathirvedu Sub-neighborhoods * Kalpalayam * Thirumaal Nagar * Padmaavathi Nagar * Saarathy Nagar * Singaaravelavan Nagar * Saptagiri Nagar * Sakthi Nagar * Venkateshwaraa Nagar Hospitals *Sri Kumaran Hospital *Maya Nursing Home Surroundings Neighbourhoods in Chennai {{Chennai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puzhal Lake
Pulhal aeri, or Pulhal lake, sometimes spelled Puzhal lake, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake and Porur Lake. The full capacity of the lake is 3,300 million ft³ (93 million m³). History The Pulhal reservoir was built in 1876 during the British rule in Pulhal, Chennai, The reservoir was originally a small tank with a capacity of 500 million cubic feet (mcft) and two masonry weirs, built using locally available laterite stones, then functioned as surplus weirs to release excess water from the water body. Today, these masonry weirs are water-retaining structures as they have been replaced by two shutters. In 1997, the storage capacity of the water reservoir was increased to 3,300 mcft and the depth to 21.20 ft to cater to the drinking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolathur, Chennai
Kolathur is a neighborhood located in the northwestern region of Chennai, India. Demographics As per Census of India 2011, the total population of Kolathur, Chennai was 1,10,474. Out of this, the male population contributed 55,689 whereas the female population was 54,785. Out of this, 15,214 (males: 7,695 and females: 7,519) were Scheduled Castes and 552 (males: 289 and females: 263) were Scheduled Tribes. The population of children below 6 years of age was 11,760 (males: 6,091 and females: 5,669). Literates of Kolathur constitute 92,248, out of which males were 47,663 and females were 44,585. Education Schools Some of the important schools in Kolathur are Everwin Vidhyashram, Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Government Higher Secondary School and Everwin Matriculation Higher Secondary School. And Durgadevi Choudary Vivekananda Vidyalaya is another famous school. College Shri Kabaleeswarar College of Arts and Science Political notability Kolathur (Chennai) has the Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhavaram Taluk
Madhavaram taluk is a taluk of Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The centre of the taluk is the neighbourhood of Madhavaram. The headquarters of the taluk is Tondiarpet division. And the taluk has been bifurcated from ambattur taluk and on 2018 it has been annexed to Chennai district from tiruvallur by expanding Chennai city. And the taluk Has regions of Kathirvedu, Lakshmipuram, Madhavaram, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Mathur, Ponniammanmedu, Puthagaram, Puzhal, Surapet, Redhills, and the RTO of the taluk is TN 05 (Chennai North). History On early 2010, Madhavaram taluk was formed by bifurcation of the large Ambattur taluk in Tiruvallur district. On early 2014, Madhavaram taluk is bifurcated to Tiruvottiyur taluk to form a new taluk. On 4 January 2018, Chennai district Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senthil Nagar
Senthil Nagar is a residential area located between Avadi and Ambattur railway stations in the city of Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ... comes under Chennai district. It is a developing township mainly focused on housing units. Valampuri Vinayagar Temple, Thirumullaivoyil Railway Station, Rangaswamy Matriculation School, Tiny Tot Kids School, Anna Auditorium and Kalaimagal Matriculation School are the main reference points for this small residential township, also is the famous "banyan tree" (Aala maram). Thirumullaivoyal railway station is the nearest railway station for senthil nagar and is located about 500 meters from the Mahathma Gandhi Main road,( senthil nagar ). The railway station connects local areas like Chennai central station, Madras beach st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perambur
Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology In Tamil, ''pirambu (பிரம்பு)'' means bamboo and ''ur (ஊர்)'' means city or place. Before British rule, this place was widely regarded as a place which was a bamboo forest, around the Huzur Gardens area, which currently houses the Simpsons Pvt. Ltd. This area was annexed to Chennai in 1742 CE. Location Perambur is located at an altitude of 10 m above mean sea level. Streets Some of the major connecting roads and streets include: Paper Mills road, Perambur High road, Madhavaram High road, Paddy Field road, Patel road, School road, Bharathi road, Siruvallur High Road, Raghava street, B.B. Road and Bunder Garden streets. Apart from these, Perambur also has a Road named after Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scout Movement. The road is well known as BP road. Transportation Road transport This neighborhood is well connected to all places of Chenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhavaram, Chennai
Madhavaram is a neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Located in the northern part of Chennai, it is also a ''taluk'' in Chennai District and a ''zone'' in Greater Chennai Corporation. It is located in between Perambur and Kodungaiyur. As of 2011, the neighbourhood had a population of 119,105. The Chennai district was expanded on 16 August 2018 by transferring Madhavaram taluk from Tiruvallur district to Chennai district. History The Madhavaram ''taluk'' was formed on 1 July 2009 when the large Ambattur ''taluk'' was split into two. The latter was considered the largest land area in Chennai, which consisted of five ''fircas'' (towns). The new Madhavaram ''taluk'' consists of two ''fircas'' (Madhavaram and Red Hills) and 36 villages. The old name of Madhavaram is Mathavapuram, as seen in a stone in front of the Ganesh Mandir in Rajaji Street. Geography Madhavaram is located at . It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet). Demographics According to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram Milk Colony is a neighbourhood in north of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Madhavaram Milk Colony is a small habitat of 5000+ population in the northern part of Chennai. Due to the set up of first co-operative milk producing union Aavin of Chennai, this place was called Madhavaram Milk Colony. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is situated here. A pharmacy major - Retort Laboratories and Herbal Soap manufacturer - Medimix also have their presence here. In addition, the palm project and horticulture society have their presence here. The domestic animals park inside the Milk colony is an attraction for children. The Madhavaram Botanical Garden is situated here. Religious and Divinity * Sri Arulmigu Ponni Amman Thirukoil - Madhavaram Milk Colony Quarters (near Bottle ground) * Sri Thulukkanathamman Koil - Madhavaram Milk Colony Quarters (MMC Main Road) * Perumal Kovil (Kamaraj Salai, Edaima Nagar) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sholinganallur
Sholinganallur, also spelled Solinganalloor or Sozhinganalloor, is a locality in the southern part of Chennai, India. Etymology The etymology given by Tamil scholars is "chola" + "angam" + "nallur" , which indicates that Sholinganallur was once part of a Chola settlement, probably during 8th century before which this used to be a marshland with a mango forest. Demographics India census, the population of Sholinganallur reached about 7.5 lakh, making it one of the most densely populated places in Tamil Nadu. The Sholinganallur Assembly constituency witnessed the highest population influx in Tamil Nadu in the last seven years. According to official final electoral list released in 2021 the number of voters has risen to 6,94,845 electors. Sholinganallur continues to be largest Assembly constitutency in Tamil Nadu in terms of number of voter. The number of male voter is 3,48,262, female is 3,46,476 and transpersons is 107. Religion There are several temples, churches and mosqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
