Karapakkam is an area of Chennai, in

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. It is one of the stops on the

Old Mahabalipuram Road State Highway 49A (SH-49A) also known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway or just IT Expressway is a major road connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu with Mahabalipuram in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu. It is 45 km long and ...

, or commonly referred to as OMR. It is situated between the IT Hubs of Thoraipakkam and Sholinganallur. It is parallel to Injambakkam on the ECR Highway. Karapakkam, which is a part of the Greater Chennai (pop: 4,500 approx.) is home to a number of BPO, IT/ITES companies and other IT/ITES companies such as

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, Pantheon, Scope International, Capgemini India, Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture India, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Photon Infotech and

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are situated along the

Rajiv Gandhi Salai State Highway 49A (SH-49A) also known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway or just IT Expressway is a major road connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu with Mahabalipuram in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu. It is 45 km long and ...

(OMR). It has a Panchayat Elementary school, a government high school and Hindustan International School - CBSE.Annai Fathima Home for the Aged and Tsunami victims is also located in Karapakkam. It is 10 km from Thiruvanmiyur. Arulmigu Drupadi Amman, Arulmigu Gangai Amman, Arulmigu Vendavarasi Amman, and Arulmigu Kali Amman temples are some of the places of worship there. Thangavelu Engineering college, KCG College of Technology and Hindustan International School (Karapakkam Campus) are located here.

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Villages in Chengalpattu district Neighbourhoods in Chennai {{Chennai-geo-stub