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Vilangadupakkam
Vilangadupakkam ( ta, விளாங்காடுபாக்கம்), is a suburb located North of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Location Vilangadupakkam is located in between Madhavaram, Red Hills, Manali New Town Manali Pudhunagar ( ta, மணலி புதுநகர்) also known as Manali New Town is a neighbourhood developed by CMDA that falls under the newly formed Tiruvottiyur taluk of North Chennai Revenue Division of Chennai city in the In ... and Gnayiru in North of Chennai. The arterial road in Vilangadupakkam is Madhavaram - Arumandai Road. References External linksCMDA Official Webpage Neighbourhoods in Chennai {{Chennai-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislative body and in 6 states it is the lower house of their bicameral state legislatures with the upper house being State Legislative Council. 5 union territories are governed directly by the Union Government of India and have no legislative body. Each Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is directly elected to serve 5-year terms by single-member constituencies. The Constitution of India states that a State Legislative Assembly must have no less than 60 and no more than 500 members however an exception may be granted via an Act of Parliament as is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the union territory of Puducherry which have fewer than 60 members. A State Legislative Assembly may be dissolved in a state of emergency, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathur, Chennai
Maaththoor ( ta, மாத்தூர்) formerly known as Mathur is a residential area located north of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Maaththoor is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation and belongs to Madhavaram taluk of Chennai district. Location Maaththoor is located north of Chennai with Manali in the east and Madhavaram Milk Colony to the south. Other neighbouring areas include Madhavaram, Kosappur and Kodungaiyur. History In earlier days Maaththoor is a rural area comprising the villages Periyamaaththoor and Chinnamaaththoor. In the early 1990s the Tamil Nadu Housing Board and the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority planned and developed a township in the village of Periyamaaththoor and named as Maaththoor MMDA. In October 2011, the erstwhile Maaththoor village panchayat is merged with Greater Chennai Corporation and it came under the jurisdiction of Greater Chennai Corporation. Though Maaththoor is annexed with Greater Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puzhal
Pulhal is a Northwestern residential town in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pulhal is located on the banks of Pulhal Lake. The town is known for Pulhal Central Prison. The area is one of the 163 notified areas ( megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu. History In ancient times, the region was ruled by a chief of the Kurumbars variously titled as Kamunda Kurumba Prabhu and Pulhal Raja who is also credited with building a royal fort at this site. The fort and the land was later overran by the Chola sovereign from Thanjavur. Geography Pulhal Lake Pulhal aeri, or Pulhal lake, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Ponneri Taluk of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India. 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 / Porur Lake. Demographics India census, Pulhal had a population of 20,297. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minjur
Minjur is a town located in the outskirts of North Chennai, India. It is located in the Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Minjur is called 'Vada Kanchi' meaning North Kanchipuram. The town has two famous temples for Shiva and Vishnu, similar to Kanchipuram. The neighbourhood is served by Minjur railway station Minjur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Minjur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 26 km north of Chennai ... of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Geography Minjur is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 foot (length), feet). With Ponneri as its north, Cholavaram as its west, Manali New Town, Manali, Chennai, Manali and Thiruvottiyur as its south, it is situated about 25 km from north of Chennai and well connected to that city with roadways and railways. Minjur is a we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sholavaram
Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for the Cholavaram lake. Adjoining the lake, there was an defunct Air Force Airfield which was used as a motor racing track. It was an air strip used during World War II; After the Madras Motor Sports Club was formed in mid-50s, it selected Sholavaram to conduct its racing events. Since then racing events took place every year and continued till late 1980s until the Madras Motor Sports Club built a new track at Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai. The famous Malayalam actor Jayan Krishnan Nair (25 July 1939 – 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, was an Indian actor, naval officer, stunt performer and cultural icon of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in over 150 Malayalam films. During his film car ... was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnayiru
Gnayiru, is a neighborhood in Chennai, Tiruvallur district, located North of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Gnayiru has a historical Hindu temple viz., Pushparatheswarar temple, which is under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. References External linksCMDA Official Webpage Neighbourhoods in Chennai {{Chennai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manali New Town
Manali Pudhunagar ( ta, மணலி புதுநகர்) also known as Manali New Town is a neighbourhood developed by CMDA that falls under the newly formed Tiruvottiyur taluk of North Chennai Revenue Division of Chennai city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Development and controversies Manali Pudhunagar was among the first areas to receive desalinated water from the Minjur Minjur is a town located in the outskirts of North Chennai, India. It is located in the Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Minjur is called 'Vada Kanchi' meaning North Kanchipuram. The town has two famous temples for Shiva ... desalination plant. Though Manali Pudhunagar was created as a satellite township by CMDA in the 1980s, CMDA has yet to hand it over to the local bodies concerned with the better development of civic amenities. References Neighbourhoods in Chennai {{Chennai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hills, Chennai
Sengundram, known in English as Red Hills, is a neighbourhood in the northwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The name was derived from the red hills (Semman Kuviyal) that was formerly present in the area. History The first railway proposals for India were made in Madras in 1832. The country's first transport train, ''Red Hill Railway'' (built by Arthur Cotton to transport granite for road-building), ran from Red Hills to the Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1836-1837. A town named Sholavaram has a unused airstrip build by British for World War II. It was originally operated by the Royal Air Force as an airbase during World War II. After the war, it was abandoned until the airstrip was turned into a venue for drag racing. Most notably, the Malayalam actor Jayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980. After the Madras Motor Sports Club was formed in mid-1950s, Sholavaram was selected to conduct its racing ... [...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] |
