Cheyyur taluk is a

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

Chengalpattu district Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after ...

of the Indian state of

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. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of

Cheyyur Cheyyur (), is a town in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Cheyyur is surrounded by four sub-areas: North, East, South and West Cheyyur. The town has a Taluk Office (administrative offices) and a regional treasury centre. ...

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Cheyyur had a population of 1 with 102,128 males and 101,591 females. There were 900 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 66.68. Child population in the age group below 6 was 9,587 Males and 9,070 Females.

Administration

The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Cheyyur.

History

Cheyyur, near chennai is a quaint town situated 29 km from

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, at

Chengalpattu Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput, is a city and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away fro ...

in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. This tiny hamlet was earlier called Jayamkonda-Cholapuram, Seyyur and Belapuri. In the early days, this area was a dense forest and kept as a reserve for the

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to hunt. An ancient temple called Cheyyur

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Temple, 800 years old, constructed during the reign of the Chola kings, is the major attraction. Near the Shiva Temple is another shrine dedicated to

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as an infant. In Tamil 'Sei' denotes 'infant' and the name of the village (Seyyur, later Cheyyur) is derived from this fact.

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and Chengalpattu Junction Railway Station serve this area. Visitors can access Cheyyur from Madurakantam, which can be reached by road either from

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or Chengalpattu. Private taxis and regular buses are available from Madurakantam to Cheyyur and 7 km from ECR(Ellai amman Kovil-Nainarkuppam), Cheyyur is located 65.7 km distance from its District Main City Kanchipuram Cheyyur Pin Code is 603302 . The Government of India has proposed to develop a 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) at Cheyyur .
Cheyyur Map
https://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=cheyyur&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=b1MVUNTNO8mmrAeWs4G4Cg&biw=1366&bih=624&sei=clMVUNLTEcm3rAeO1IHAAw#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cheyyur&oq=cheyyur&gs_l=img.12...0.0.0.11385.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c.YpyeA177dUo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=2fc0af6cd4cbc9d0&biw=1366&bih=624] This taluk was earlier, a part of the

Kanchipuram district Kancheepuram district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The area comprising the present day Kancheepuram district was earlier a part of Chingleput district. The original Chingleput district was split in 1997 into f ...

until the district was bifurcated and a new Chengalpattu district was created.

List of places in Cheyyur Taluk

Village Name # Adayalacheri #

Agaram Agaram is a neighbourhood of Perambur and a developed residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Location Agaram is located near (Kolathur, Chennai), Peravallur and Perambur. It is well connected by train an ...

# Akkinambattu # Alambari # Amanthankaranai # Ammanambakkam # Ammanur # Anaikattu #Andarkuppam # Arappedu # Arasur # Arkadu # Atchivilagam # Attupattukottapanjai # Ayakkunnam #

# Chinnavelikkadu # Chittarkadu # Chunampet # Gangadevankuppam # Gurumpirai # Illeedu ( main place ) in chunampet #

Indalur Indalur is a village in the Thanjavur taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Landmarks Two rivers namely "Kallanai Kaalvaai" and " Vennar" are located in Indalur. There is a very famous Karuppu Sami, Karuppu Swamy Kovil. There are ...

# Iraniyasitti # Irumbali # Isur # Kadalur # Kadapperi # Kadugapattu # Kadapakkam # Kadukalur #

Kalkulam Kalkulam is a small village located in Kalkulam taluk, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The taluk was among several in Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 were transferred from Thir ...

# Kanattur # Kannimangalam # karukkamalai # Karuppur # Kayapakkam # Kesavarajanpettai #

Kilacheri Kilacheri is a village in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Kadambatur taluka of the Tiruvallur district. Kilacheri Village is an administrative village in the Tiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nearby villages The ...

# Kilarkollai # Kilmaruvathur # Kodapattanam # Kodur # Kokkaranthangal # Kottaikkadu # Kulattur # Kuvathur # Lathur # Madavilagam # Madayambakkam # Makundagiri # Malarajakuppam # Mambakkam # Manikkakuppam # Maruderi #

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# Mudhaliyarkuppam #

Mugaiyur Mugaiyur is one of the block in Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology The name Mugaiyur means ''mugai'' (bud) ''+ oor'' (a small settlement or village). Politics Mugaiyur assembly constituency had been clubbed into the Tirukoilur ...

# Murukkanthangal # NainarKuppam # Nedumaram # Nelvoy # Nelvoypalayam # Nemandam # Nerkunam # Nerkurapattu # Nilamangalam # Ottivilagam # Odhiyur # Pachambakkam # Pakkaranai # Pakkur # Pakkuvancheri #

Palur Palur is a small village in Chengalpattu district in India. Suburban trains running between Chennai Beach - Chengalpattu - Tirumalpur section and Chengalpattu - Arakkonam Arakkonam () is a railway town and suburb of Chennai within Chennai ...

# Panayadivakkam # Paramankeni # Parameswaramangalam # Parasanallur # Parukkai # Pavanjur # Perambakkam # Periyakilakadi # Periyavelikkadu # Perukkaranai # Periyakattupakkam # Perumalcheri #

Perumbakkam Perumbakkam is a suburb of the southern Indian city of Chennai in Chengalpattu district. Location It is bound by Sholinganallur to the east, Semmencherry to the south, Medavakkam to the north and Sithalapakkam to the west. It is only a few ...

# Perunthuravu # Poigainallur # Polambakkam # Pondur # Ponkunran # Poongunam # Pooriampakkam #

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# Puduppattu # Puliyani # Punnamai # Pupupatti # Puraiyur # Puranjeri # Puttirankottai # Sattamangalam #

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# Sembur # Sengattur # Sevur # Sikkinamkuppam # Sirukalathur # Sirukalathur # Sirumayilur # Sirunagar # Siruvalambakkam # Siruvankundram # Sittamur # Sivadi # Sothupakkam # Tandalam # Tandamanallur # Tattampattu # Thenpakkam # Thandarai # Thenpattinam # Tiruppurakkovil # Tiruvadur # Tuduvakanbattu # Uludamangalam # Vadakkuvayalur # Vadappatanam # Vanniyanallur # Vayalur # Vedal # Vellankondagaram # Vembanur # Venmelaguram # Veppancheri # Vettaikarankuppam # Vettamperumbakkam # Vilambattu # Vilambur # Villangadu # Virabhogam # Yaluvankaramai #Thondamanallur #Velur #manapakkam

Economic activity

MARG Swarnabhoomi-new chennai, an integrated township, with two special economic zones is located in the Cheyyur Taluk.

References

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