Chetpet is a locality in the

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n 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 ...

It is served by

Chetpet railway station Chetpet Railway Station, also spelt as Chetput Railway Station, is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Chetpet. It is situated adjacent ...

in the Beach–Tambaram line of

Chennai Suburban Railway The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third ...

. Chetpet has a pond between the Chetpet railway station and the

Poonamallee High Road EVR Periyar Salai (EVR High Road), earlier known as Poonamallee High Road (NH 48) and originally the Grand Western Trunk Road, is an arterial road in Chennai, India. It is the longest road in Chennai. Running from east to west, the road start ...

, one of the last surviving natural water bodies in the city. It is the locality in Chennai where the mathematician Ramanujan died.

History

Along with

Egmore Egmore is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. Situated on the northern banks of the Coovum River, Egmore is an important residential area as well as a commercial and transportation hub. The Egmore Railway Station was the main terminus of the Madr ...

and

Nungambakkam Nungambakkam is a locality in downtown Chennai, India. The neighborhood abounds with multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, foreign consulates, educational institutions, shopping malls, sporting facilities, to ...

, Chetpet is considered one of the original villages merged by the British to form Chennai.Dinamalar.com "சென்னையும் சிவப்பு நிற கட்டடங்களும்"
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Development

Until recently, the waters of

Chetpet lake Chetpet lake (Chethupattu Aeri) is a lake spread over 16 acres in Chetput, Chennai, India. It is located to the north of Chetpet railway station. It is the only existing lake at the centre of the city. The lake belongs to the Department of Fishe ...

supplied

groundwater recharge Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process, where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. Recharge is the primary method through which water enters an aquifer. This process usually occurs in ...

for the surrounding neighbourhoods.

Location – Chetpet

Chetpet is located at the center of Chennai, not far from

Egmore railway station Chennai Egmore, formerly known as Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur (station code: MS), is a railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in t ...

CMBT Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) (officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus) is a bus terminus located in Chennai, India, providing inter-state bus transport services. It is located on the inner-ring road (Jawaharlal Nehru Ro ...

is 8 km from Chetpet.

Educational institutions

*Auxilium Girls Higher Secondary School *Lady Andal Venkata Subba Rao Matriculation School *Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School *Madras Christian College Matriculation Higher Secondary School *Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School *Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School *The Madras Seva Sadan Higher Secondary School *Union Christian Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Gallery

File:Chetput Village.jpeg, Chetpet village in 1905 File:Chetput Pond1.JPG File:Chetput Pond.jpg File:Pond at Chetput1.JPG File:Chetput View.jpeg, Chetpet View

Location in context

References

Neighbourhoods in Chennai Cities and towns in Chennai district {{Chennai-geo-stub