Located in the

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, Vinayagapuram is a northern region of

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Location and surroundings

Vinayagapuram is a

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residential area near

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, Tamil Nadu. It is located just 1 km away from Retteri junction in Kolathur, Chennai. The area's main commuting route is a ring road near Lucas TVS junction, which connects the suburb to Padi, New

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road,

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High Road,

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, and

. Vinayagapuram was attached to the

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in 2011, aiding in its development. The neighbourhoods of Vinayagapuram consist of Anna Nagar,

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, Puzhal, Retteri junction, Kolathur,

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, Lakshmipuram, TVK Nagar, Senthil Nagar,

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, and

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. It is close to the Grand North Trunk (GNT) road, which connects to Grand South trunk (GST) road.

Amenities

Vinayagapuram has several hospitals.

Transportation

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) operates passenger buses to Vinayagapuram from other major parts of the city. The government has allotted a place for a bus terminal near the Vinayagapuram bus stand. The bus routes operated are 142 to Perambur and 29 ext to

Mandaveli Mandaveli (also known as Mandavelli or Mandavelipakkam) is a neighborhood in Chennai, India. It is also termed usually as Mandavelipakkam which in the Tamil language "Mandhai" is 'herd of cattle' and "Veli" is 'grassland'. Location Mandaveli is ...

. These small buses ply between Vinayagapuram to Villivakkam. Share

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s play an important role in transportation, as there is no railway line passing through Vinayagapuram.

Educational institutions

: *

Velammal Engineering College Velammal Engineering College, is a private institution located in Chennai, India. Established in 1995, it was the first private engineering College to obtain an ISO 9001:2000 certificate. History The Velammal Educational Trust is a regist ...

(Surapet) *Kings School *Infant Jesus School * Everwin School * Velammal School (Surapet) * Veera Savarkar School * Godson School * Soka Ikeda Arts & Science College *Municipal higher secondary school (Lakshmi puram)

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