MKB Nagar, also known as Maha kavi Bharathi Nagar, is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu state,
India. It was earlier known as Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony until 1982.
Location and Surroundings
MKB Nagar is located in North Chennai. It borders
Kodungaiyur to the north, Mullai Nagar to the east,
Vyasarpadi to the south-east. Erukkancheri High Road borders this area in south. The locality was planned by the State Housing Board. The locality also consists of Weavers Colony in the north.
It has CBSC school/govt school and all major banks and ATM's. MKB Nagar has supermarkets like Reliance and nilgiris.
Includes post office as well
Transportation
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to MKB Nagar from other major parts of the Chennai city. There are two bus terminals in MKB Nagar: MKB Nagar and Mullai Magar (MKB Nagar East).
The nearest railway station is
Vyasarpadi Jeeva
Vyasarpadi Jiva railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Vyasarpadi. It is located 4 km to the northwest of Chennai Cen ...
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Politics
MKB Nagar comes under
Perambur Assembly constituency and
Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency
Chennai North is one of the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 2 of 39. Formerly it was known as ''Madras North''.
Assembly segments After 2009
After delimitation, Chennai ...
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[ List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies; 2008-10-08, Tamil Nadu, Election Commission of India]
References
{{Chennai Topics
Neighbourhoods in Chennai