Peravallur is a developed residential area, located on the north - western corner of Madras (renamed to

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

), a metropolitan city in

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state,

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. Out of 1018 places to be renamed by the government of Tamil Nadu, Peravallur is the one to be renamed as "Peravalloor". CMDA (Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority) is the town planning agency for Peravallur. Official language is Tamil; Postal pincode is 600082; Greater Chennai Corporation is the Civic body. A police station viz., K - 5 Peravallur Police Station for this neighborhood is built a year ago with ample space, at the junction of Venkatesan Salai and (70 feet road) Siva Elango Salai in Jawahar Nagar near Perambur.

Location

Peravallur is located near (

Kolathur, Chennai Kolathur is a neighborhood located in the northwestern region of Chennai, India. Demographics As per Census of India 2011, the total population of Kolathur, Chennai was 1,10,474. Out of this, the male population contributed 55,689 whereas ...

) and

Perambur Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology In Tamil, ''pirambu (பிரம்பு)'' means bamboo and ''ur (ஊர்)'' means city or place. Before British rule, this place was wid ...

. It is situated in Chennai at an altitude of 10m above mean sea level.

Boundaries

Peravallur neighborhood is bounded in the direction of Northwest by

, North by TVK Nagar, Northeast by

Sembium Sembium is a Neighbourhood in Chennai, near to Perambur and a developed residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India, located at an altitude of 9 m above mean sea level. Sembium was a municipality (Sembium-Ay ...

, West by

Periyar Nagar Periyar Nagar ( ta, பெரியார் நகர்), named after the Tamil leader Periyar E. V. Ramasamy is a developed residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city,which is developed in short time in Tamil Nadu, India ...

, East by

, Southwest by

Jawahar Nagar Jawahar Nagar ( ta, ஜவஹர் நகர்), named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, is a developed residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Location Jawahar Nagar is located ...

, South by Siruvallur and Southeast by

Neighborhoods

(

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 ...

Ponniammanmedu Ponniammanmedu is a developing residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Educational institution School * Everwin School * Don Bosco Nursery and Primary School. * Narayana School Sub-Neighborhoods * Kodun ...

, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar,

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and

are some of the important neighborhoods of Peravallur. Paper Mills road, KC Garden, SRP koil street (North) and Ram nagar streets are some of the important roads that connect nearby areas. SRP Colony, Balaji Nagar, Ram Nagar, Lakshmanan Nagar are some of the important subneighborhoods of Peravallur.

Place of Worship

Church

Risen Christ Church, which is located on Paper Mills road, Peravallur.

Sri Thanthondri Amman Temple

Sri Thanthondri Amman Temple is located at S.R.P.Koil Street, Peravallur. It is one of the oldest temples in the area. The deity is a goddess, who originated directly from the land in the form of three erect stones, thus giving her the name 'Thanthondri'. Yearly, Aadi(tamil month) festival is conducted in the temple, and the festival lasts for approximately 20 days and the 'poo-midhi' practice at the final day. More than 1000 people take part in the festival and around 50,000 visitors visit the temple during the festival time.

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Political notability

Peravallur comes under

Kolathur (state assembly constituency) Kolathur, கொளத்தூர் (புதுக்கோட்டை) (சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி - 190) was former state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Formed in the year 1977, it was a part of Pudukkottai ( ...

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 ...

Location

Boundaries

Neighborhoods

Place of Worship

Church

Sri Thanthondri Amman Temple

Gallery

Political notability

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