Jawahar Nagar ( ta, ஜவஹர் நகர்), named after the first
Prime Minister
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of India,
Jawaharlal Nehru
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, is a developed residential area in North
Chennai
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, a metropolitan city in
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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Location
Jawahar Nagar is located near (
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 ...
), Peravallur and
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 wid ...
.
Sub-neighborhoods
* Agaram
* Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar
* Periyar Nagar
* GKM Colony
* Loco scheme Colony
* Peravallur
* Sembium
* Anjugam Nagar
* Kumaran Nagar
* Villivakkam
* Perambur
* Kolathur
Roads and Streets
* Off Paper mills road
* Jawahar nagar first main road
* Jawahar nagar second main road
* Jawahar nagar third main road
* Jawahar nagar fourth main road
* Jawahar nagar fifth main road
* Jawahar nagar sixth main road
* SRP koil street (South)
Temple
* Sundararaja Perumal temple
Railway Station
* Perambur Loco works
* Perambur Carriage works
Surroundings
Neighbourhoods in Chennai
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