Manapakkam is a suburb of

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in the

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. A

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, Manapakkam is located along the

Mount-Poonamallee Road St. Thomas Mount-Poonamallee Road, popularly known as the Mount-Poonamallee Road (SH-55), is an arterial road in the city of Chennai, India. It runs for 11 kilometres from Kathipara Junction to the NH 4 highway connecting St. Thomas Mount wit ...

in Chennai. It is now a home to many IT companies like

DLF Cybercity Chennai DLF Cybercity is an multiblock Information technology (IT) SEZ, developed by DLF a commercial real estate developer. DLF Cybercity is located on the 100 ft. road, Nandambakkam in Ramapuram, Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as M ...

and

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. Manappakam has beautiful and scenic Adyar River Bank Trail suitable for morning walkers and joggers, it is a 3-km stretch extended till Chennai Airport's secondary Runway Bridge. mgr99home

Geographic location

Manapakkam is located between Ramapuram and

Mugalivakkam Mugalivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is situated 16 km south-west of Chennai on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. It is bounded by Porur on the North Meenambakkam and Manapakkam on the South and South East, Madhanandhapuram and Geruga ...

in the north,

Nandambakkam Nandambakkam is a western neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is known for the Chennai Trade Centre and the Surgical Instruments Factory. In 2011 Nandambakkam was included to Chennai district by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Geography Nandamb ...

(part) and

Parangimalai Parangimalai (known in English as St. Thomas Mount) is a small hillock in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, near the neighbourhood of Guindy and very close to Chennai International Airport. The ancient Syrian Christian community of India trace the ...

in the east,

(part) and

Meenambakkam Meenambakkam is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is home to Chennai International Airport, the Airports Authority of India regional office, and the DGQA Complex. It was under the reign of the Pallava kin ...

in the south and Kolapakkam in the west.

Demographics

India

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, Manapakkam had a population of 8590. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manapakkam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Manapakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Manapakkam is 5.3 kilometres from

Guindy Guindy is one of the most important neighborhoods of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and is nicknamed as ''The Gateway to Chennai''. The Kathipara junction where Anna Salai, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Inner Ring Road, 100 Feet Road or Jawaharlal Nehru Roa ...

and 5.2 km from

Porur Porur () is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is situated in the Maduravoyal taluk of Chennai district in the southern part of the city. Since 2011, it has been a part of the Chennai Corporation and included in zone number 11. The earliest ...

. Bus services operated by MTC connect Kundrathur,

, and Saidapet. The nearest railway station is

Guindy railway station Guindy 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 Guindy, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at about 14 km from Chennai ...

Educational institutions

CBSE affiliated schools

Lalaji Memorial Omega International school

St. Francis International School

References

Cities and towns in Kanchipuram district Neighbourhoods in Chennai Suburbs of Chennai {{Kanchipuram-geo-stub