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City in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India

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City in Tamil Nadu, India

Avadi City Nickname: Chennai's Western Gateway Avadi Avadi Show map of Chennai Avadi Avadi (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu Coordinates: 13°06′35″N 80°05′50″E / 13.10972°N 80.09722°E / 13.10972; 80.09722 Country India State Tamil Nadu District Tiruvallur Metro CMA Government • Type Municipal Corporation • Body Avadi Municipal Corporation • Mayor G. Udayakumar (DMK) Area • Total 65 km2 (25 sq mi) Elevation 26.85 m (88.1 ft) Population (2011)[1] • Total 695,000 • Density 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) Other details • Official language Tamil Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) Postal codes "600054, 600055, 600062, 600065, 600071, 600072, 602024" Vehicle registration TN 12(Poonamallee) Parliamentary constituency Tiruvallur MP Sasikanth Senthil, INC MLA S. M. Nasar, DMK Assembly constituency Avadi Planning agency CMDA

**Avadi** (Tamil: [\[aːʋaɖi\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Tamil)) is a [City](/source/City) in [Chennai metropolitan area](/source/Chennai_metropolitan_area), [Thiruvallur district](/source/Tiruvallur_district), [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu), [India](/source/India). Its the headquarters of [Avadi City Police](/source/Avadi_Police), [Avadi City Corporation](/source/Avadi_City_Municipal_Corporation) and [Avadi Taluk](/source/Avadi_taluk) located within the [Thiruvallur district](/source/Tiruvallur_district) of [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu), India. Situated at about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from [Chennai Central Railway Station](/source/Chennai_Central). It is surrounded by major defence establishments and is home to various universities and engineering colleges. The neighborhood is served by [Avadi Railway Station](/source/Avadi_Railway_Station) of the [Chennai Suburban Railway](/source/Chennai_Suburban_Railway) and just 7 km from the upcoming Karayanchavadi Metro of [Chennai Metro Rail](/source/Chennai_Metro_Rail) . As of 2011, Avadi had a population of 345,996, which is 10th most populous place in Tamil Nadu. It is home to the [Heavy Vehicles Factory](/source/Heavy_Vehicles_Factory) (HVF), [Ordnance Factory Board](/source/Ordnance_Factory_Board) (ODF) which houses Engine Factory and [Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment](/source/Combat_Vehicles_Research_and_Development_Establishment) (CVRDE). The lake in Avadi was known as Paaleripattu, which is now found only in very old land documents.

## Etymology

The exact origin of the name 'Avadi' is not known. One version has it that it is the combination of "Aa" (meaning cow) and "Adi or gudi (kudi)" (meaning place in [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)), indicating that the place had many cows.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] One of the more popular theories about the origin of the name is that it is an acronym for "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India". However, this is most likely a [backronym](/source/Backronym) invented more recently. The entity "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India" does not appear in any British records.[2] This acronym is further disputed by the existence of a railway station going by the name of "Avadi" in the locality since 1873 before the establishment of defence industries.[3]

Several British documents from the 19th century refer to the place as "Avady", which doesn't match the widely circulated acronym theory.[4] The name Avadi (Avady) was already in use by 1856, when the first public railway was opened in the Madras Presidency. This predates the transfer of the Madras Presidency's arsenal from [Fort St. George, India](/source/Fort_St._George%2C_India) in the city of Madras, to Avadi, which was done sometime after 1870, which contradicts the popular acronym theory.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## History

The suburb is part of the "auto belt" that developed when the automobile industry developed in Madras, primarily in the city's industrial north and west regions, in the early post-[World War II](/source/World_War_II) years.[5]

The famous session of the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) was held at Avadi on 10 January 1955 where the [Avadi Resolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Avadi_Resolution&action=edit&redlink=1) was declared that the objective of the Congress was the establishment of a "socialistic pattern of society" in India.[6] This historical meet emphasised the importance of socialism and its impact on social development. [Jawaharlal Nehru](/source/Jawaharlal_Nehru) with [Morarji Desai](/source/Morarji_Desai) and other Congress leaders at the AICC session declared that a socialistic pattern of society was the goal of the Congress.[7][8]

## Geography

Avadi is located at [13°07′N 80°06′E / 13.12°N 80.1°E / 13.12; 80.1](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Avadi&params=13.12_N_80.1_E_).[9] It covers an area of 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) and has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 ft). Avadi is one of the largest localities in [Thiruvallur district](/source/Tiruvallur_district), stretching from Poonamalle High Road to MTH Road.

### Lake

A view of the Avadi lake before renovation

Avadi has a lake called [Paruthipattu Lake](/source/Paruthipattu_Lake). Spread over 200 acres and 2.64 kilometres (1.64 mi) in length,[10] the lake is located behind the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) and [Thirumullaivoyal](/source/Thirumullaivoyal). It was once a source of water for farmland irrigation. The body of water attracts many birds throughout the year. However, in the recent decades it has lost most of its area to indiscriminate building and encroachment. The Paruthippattu Lake area was renovated with a budget of 32 crores and converted into an eco-park that officially opened on 19 June 2019. The renovation added recreational facilities, a 3-km-long walking track, a central plaza and various greenery, while addressing the issues of encroachment and sewage pollution that had affected the once-neglected lake.[10][11][12]

## Waste management

The neighborhood generates about 150 metric tonnes of garbage daily. Together with [Thiruninravur](/source/Thiruninravur) and [Poonamallee](/source/Poonamallee), Avadi generates about 210 metric tonnes of solid waste from around 120,000 households, which is dumped on a 17.78-acre site in Sekkadu, owned by the Avadi Municipal Corporation. In 2017, the municipal corporation planned to construct 33 decentralized compost processing plants at a cost of ₹ 109.6 million, each with a capacity to convert 4 tonnes of [biodegradable waste](/source/Biodegradable_waste) into manure. Of these, 17 plants were operational as of February 2018.[13]

## IT Parks and Companies

### IT Park

Tidel Park, Pattabiram from CTH Road

A [new Tidel Park](/source/TIDEL_Park%2C_Pattabiram), with a built-up area of 5,57,000 square feet, will be built on a 10-acre land at a cost of ₹ 2,300 million at Avadi–Pattabiram on MTH Road. This is expected to provide jobs for 30,000 people. The Construction work started in August 2020.[14][15] Dell Technology and Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) have shown interest to move to Avadi. iDEX a Central Government IT Company for Defence export is expected to invest 1000 crores in Tidel Park Avadi - Pattabiram.

In addition to military establishments, Avadi also houses a number of IT/ITES and other service sector-based firms.

### Defence Industrial Corridor

Avadi is the major and biggest defence industrial corridor stands out first in the defence exports of the state which headquarters many defence industries for numerous defence manufacturing public undertakings such as [Heavy Vehicles Factory](/source/Heavy_Vehicles_Factory), [Armoured Vehicles Nigam](/source/Armoured_Vehicles_Nigam), Engine Factory Avadi, [Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment](/source/Combat_Vehicles_Research_and_Development_Establishment), DRDO and Ordnance Depot.

The major defence establishments with divisions in Avadi are the [Indian Air Force](/source/Indian_Air_Force), [Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army), [Heavy Vehicles Factory](/source/Heavy_Vehicles_Factory) (HVF), EFA-Engine Factory, [Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment](/source/Combat_Vehicles_Research_and_Development_Establishment) (CVRDE), [Central Reserve Police Force](/source/Central_Reserve_Police_Force) (CRPF), [Indian Navy](/source/Indian_Navy), Central Vehicle Depot (CVD), The Ordnance Depot (OD), Unfit Vehicles Park (UVP) and the [Ordnance Clothing Factory](/source/Ordnance_Clothing_Factory) (OCF).

The Indian Air Force has a Mechanical Transport Training Institute Technical (MTTI) here for training its personnel on driving and repairing vehicles, and also a base repair depot for repair and maintenance of its various equipment. CVRDE undertakes major research on battle tanks and other combat vehicles. MBT [Arjuns](/source/Arjun_(tank)), armoured ambulances, Combat Improved Ajeyas and Nag anti-tank missiles are some of the recent products from CVRDE. The [Heavy Vehicles Factory](/source/Heavy_Vehicles_Factory) produces an indigenous version of the [T-72](/source/T-72) tank known as [Ajeya](http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=Ajeya.jsp). HVF also produces the main battle tank Arjun. The production of [T-90](/source/T-90)S Bhishma tanks started in 2006–2007. The Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) also has a division in Avadi, the TN 2nd and 5th Battalion.

There was a [World War II](/source/World_War_II) airfield at Red Hills, [Sholavaram](/source/Sholavaram), approachable from the junction close to the CRPF Camp, Avadi, immediately after the Military Hospital.

### Manufacturing Industrial Hub

Avadi is around 7 km from [Ambattur Industrial Estate](/source/Ambattur_Industrial_Estate) and 22 km from Sriperambudur - Irungattukottai Sipcot Industrial Park.

## Demographics

Religious census - 2011 Religion Percent(%) Hindu 84.23% Christian 10.69% Muslim 4.56% Jain 0.08% Sikh 0.07% Buddhist 0.03% Other 0.3% No religion 0.03%

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1951 5,979 — 1961 13,050 +118.3% 1971 77,413 +493.2% 1981 124,701 +61.1% 1991 183,215 +46.9% 2001 230,913 +26.0% 2011 345,996 +49.8%

According to the [2011 census](/source/2011_census_of_India), Avadi had a population of 345,996 with a sex-ratio of 970 females for every 1,000 males, well above the national average of 929.[16] A total of 36,091 were under the age of six, constituting 18,419 males and 17,672 females. [Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes](/source/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes) accounted for 16.16% and 0.63% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 81.76%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[16] The city had a total of 87,733 households. There were a total of 127,152 workers, comprising 787 cultivators, 1,095 main agricultural labourers, 1,444 in household industries, 111,013 other workers, 12,813 marginal workers, 221 marginal cultivators, 310 marginal agricultural labourers, 449 marginal workers in household industries and 11,833 other marginal workers.[17] As per the religious census of 2011, Avadi had 84.23% [Hindus](/source/Hindus), 4.56% [Muslims](/source/Muslims), 10.69% [Christians](/source/Christians), 0.07% [Sikhs](/source/Sikhs), 0.03% [Buddhists](/source/Buddhists), 0.08% [Jains](/source/Jainism), 0.3% following other religions and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[18]

From 229,403 in 2001, the population of Avadi grew to 344,701 in 2011, registering a decadal population growth of 50%.[19]

### Places of worship

There are many [Hindu temples](/source/Hindu_temple) in and around Avadi. Karumari Amman temple, Chinnamman temple, Nagavalli Amman and Perumal temple are famous temples in Avadi. Many old generation temples are also present in and around Avadi. [Thirumullaivoyal](/source/Thirumullaivoyal), a locality near Avadi, is famous for Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal, an ancient temple of Lord Shiva, as well as Pachaiamman Temple. Vaikundhanaadhar Temple is located near Kovilpathagai; Angaalamman Temple is located on the Redhills road. Sri Venkateswara Perumal Temple in Kamaraj Nagar is a [Vaishnavite](/source/Vaishnavite) shrine in Avadi. There is also a Sai baba temple located in morai, Avadi.[20]

A handful of [mosques](/source/Mosque) serve a considerable Islamic population in Avadi. There are some churches over 50 years old, including Marthoma Church in Gandhi Nagar, CSI, RC and Orthodox Churches in HVF road. Also, numerous churches have been built in recent years; St Antony's Shrine is a Catholic church located at Avadi Check-post. There is a [Jain temple](/source/Jain_temple), Vasupujiya Jain Temple, and a [Gurudwara](/source/Gurdwara) in the HVF estate for the Sikhs to worship in Avadi.

St.Anthony Church Avadi, alter

Avadi boasts of cultural and religious diversity and has a proud heritage of religious tolerance.

## Transport

### Railways

[Avadi railway station](/source/Avadi_railway_station) is one of the important suburban terminal stations of the [Chennai Suburban Railway Network](/source/Chennai_Suburban_Railway_Network). It lies on the Chennai Jolarpettai Mainline. Few express trains like Thiruvananthapuram Chennai Mail, Alappuzha Chennai Express, Chennai- Mangalore superfast express and Tirupati Chennai Garudadri stops at Avadi. The proximity of the MTC bus terminus to the railway station has led many commuters to choose Avadi as a transit point. Avadi railway station has the seventh highest footfall in Southern Railways with numbers exceeding 75,000 per day.

#### Suburban services

Avadi is connected very well with rest of the city by EMU trains. There are frequent suburban trains from Avadi to [Chennai Central](/source/Chennai_Central), [Chennai Beach](/source/Chennai_Beach), [Arakonam](/source/Arakonam), [Thiruvallur](/source/Thiruvallur), [Tiruthani](/source/Tiruthani) and [Velachery](/source/Velachery). By rail, [Avadi](/source/Avadi_railway_station) is 45 minutes from Chennai Central, 24 minutes from [Perambur](/source/Perambur) and 15 minutes from [Villivakkam](/source/Villivakkam). Some trains originate from here as Avadi has an EMU Shed, which handles the majority of the suburban train operations on the Northern and Western line.[21] The Western line has 229 services a day and the North line has 83, which accounts 312 trains.

### Roadways

#### Chennai–Tiruttani highway extension

The Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO[22] on 4 October 2013 to extending the entire Chennai – Tiruttani highway to 6 lanes at a cost of ₹1.68 billion. The first phase will involve extending the road to 4 lanes – 100 ft with center median and encroachments have already started to be removed.[23] The road junction at Avadi Checkpost connects Avadi Poonamallee road with the CTH road. The [Chennai Outer ring road (ORR)](/source/Outer_Ring_Road%2C_Chennai) passes through western part of Avadi.

#### Avadi Bus Terminus

Avadi bus terminus is located very near to the Avadi railway station on the Chennai - Thiruvallur High Road (CTH road). The depot is situated beside the bus terminal. Avadi is well connected to various locations of Chennai as well as rural areas surrounding North-western and Western Chennai. The main service provider though is the state-owned [Metropolitan Transport Corporation](/source/Metropolitan_Transport_Corporation_(Chennai)) buses, TNSTC/SETC buses to [Tirupati](/source/Tirupati), [Nellore](/source/Nellore), [Bangalore](/source/Bengaluru), [Sengottai](/source/Sengottai), [Tirunelveli](/source/Tirunelveli), [Tuticorin](/source/Thoothukudi) operates from here & few private buses are also available.

#### Share Autos

Share Autos are one of the popular modes of transport there. Share Autos are mostly spotted near Avadi bus terminal and Checkpost junction. They usually ply between Poonamallee, Karayanchavadi, Pattabiram, Thiruninravur, Anna Nagar, Nungambakkam and Koyambedu.

### Metro

The branch line of [Line 5 (Chennai Metro)](/source/Line_5_(Chennai_Metro)) is planned along Avadi-Koyambedu stretch with DPR approved by [Government of Tamilnadu](/source/Government_of_Tamilnadu) in May 2025 and awaiting approval from [Government of India](/source/Government_of_India), with land surveys currently in progress.[24] As of 2025, [Karayanchavadi metro station](/source/Karayanchavadi_metro_station) of [Yellow Line](/source/Line_4_(Chennai_Metro)) is the nearest to Avadi.

## Educational institutions

### Schools

- The Nazareth Academy (CBSE) [25]

- Nazareth Matriculation Higher Secondary School

- Nazareth Primary School

- Kendra Vidyalaya School

- HVF School

- Vijayanta School

- Holy Immanuel Matriculation School[26]

- Air Force School, Avadi[27]

- Jaigopal garodia vivekananda vidyalaya higher secondary school

### Colleges

- S.A Engineering College[28]

- Murugappa Polytechnic College[29]

- Veltech Rangarajan Sangunthala Arts College[30]

- Nazareth College of Arts and Science[31]

- St'peter's Engineering College

## State assembly constituency

Avadi is a state assembly constituency in [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu), [India](/source/India), formed after constituency delimitation.[\[1\]](/source/Avadi_(State_Assembly_Constituency)) The areas included are Poonamalle Taluk (partially), Pattabiram, Thirunindravur, Tiruverkadu and Avadi (M).[32] It is included in the [Thiruvallur parliamentary constituency](/source/Thiruvallur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)).

Year Winner Party 2011 S. Abdul Rahim Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2016 K. Pandiarajan Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2021 S. M. Nasar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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## External links

- [Avadi at Tiruvallur district website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070315211102/http://tiruvallur.nic.in/places/avadi.htm)

v t e Tiruvallur district District headquarters Tiruvallur Country India State Tamil Nadu Region Tondai Nadu Revenue divisions Ponneri Thiruvallur Tiruttani Taluks Avadi Gummidipoondi Pallipattu Ponneri Poonamallee RK Pet Tiruttani Tiruvallur Uthukkottai Revenue blocks Ellapuram Gummidipoondi Kadambathur Minjur Pallipattu Poonamallee Poondi Pulal RK Pet Sholavaram Tiruttani Tiruvallur Thiruvalangadu Villivakkam Municipal corporations Avadi Municipal Corporation Municipalities Ponneri Poonamallee Thirunindravur Thiruverkadu Tiruttani Tiruvallur Special grade town panchayats Gummidipoondi Minjur Naravarikuppam Thirumazhisai Town panchayats Arani Pallipattu Pothatturpettai Uthukottai History Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Vijayanagar Empire Carnatic Kingdom Company Raj British Raj Places of interest Ennore Port Queens Land Puzhal aeri Poondi aeri Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Kattupalli Shipyard Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi Thiruevvul Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Thirunindravur Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple Hridayaleeswarar Temple Vaseeswarar Temple Thiruthani Murugan Temple Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneyaswami Temple Narasinghapuram Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu Thiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple Periyapalayam Bhavani Amman Temple Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple Arani Sampangi Pichandeshwarer Temple Big Mosque, Poonamallee Universities Veltech Dr.RR & Dr.SR University Saveetha University St. Peter's University

v t e Urban local bodies of Tamil Nadu Corporations Avadi Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dindigul Erode Hosur Kancheepuram Karaikudi Karur Kumbakonam Madurai Nagercoil Namakkal Pudukkottai Salem Sivakasi Tambaram Thanjavur Thoothukkudi Tiruchirappalli Tirunelveli Tiruppur Tiruvannamalai Vellore Municipalities Special grade Dharmapuri Kodaikanal Kovilpatti Krishnagiri Maraimalai Nagar Mayiladuthurai Palani Pollachi Rajapalayam Ramanathapuram Theni Allinagaram Tiruchengode Udagamandalam Udumalaipettai Viluppuram Selection grade Ambur Attur Bodinayakkanur Chidambaram Coonoor Dharapuram Gobichettipalayam Kallakurichi Mannargudi Mettupalayam Mettur Nagapattinam Nandivaram-Guduvancheri Palladam Pattukkottai Perambalur Rameswaram Ranipet Tenkasi Thiruvarur Thuraiyur Tindivanam Tirupattur Valparai Vaniyambadi Virudhunagar First grade Ambasamudram Arakkonam Arani Aranthangi Arcot Ariyalur Aruppukkottai Chengalpattu Colachel Cumbum Devakottai Edappadi Gudiyatham Jayankondam Kangeyam Kadayanallur Komarapalayam Kundrathur Manapparai Mangadu Panruti Paramakudi Rasipuram Sankarankovil Sathyamangalam Sivaganga Srivilliputhur Tirumangalam Thirumuruganpoondi Tiruvallur Tiruttani Vedaranyam Vellakoil Virudhachalam Second grade Adirampattinam Bhavani Cheyyar Chinnamanur Edaganasalai Gudalur (Coimbatore) Gudalur (Nilgiris) Gudalur (Theni) Harur Jolarpettai Kalakkad Karamadai Karumathampatti Kayalpatnam Kilakarai Kollankodu Koothanallur Kottakuppam Kulithalai Kuzhithurai Lalgudi Maduranthakam Mamallapuram Manamadurai Melur Melvisharam Musiri Narasingapuram Nellikuppam Nelliyalam Oddanchatram Padmanabhapuram Pallapatti Pallipalayam Periyakulam Pernambut Ponneri Pugalur Puliyankudi Punjai Puliampatti Sattur Sengottai Sholinghur Sirkazhi Sriperumbudur Surandai Tharamangalam Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvaiyaru Thuvakudi Tiruchendur Tirukoilur Tittakudi Ulundurpettai Usilampatti Vadalur Vandavasi Vikramasingapuram Walajapet Town panchayats List

v t e Chennai History Early history (pre-1500) Sangam period Thomas the Apostle Pallava Dynasty Chola Dynasty Vijayanagar Empire Colonial period (1500–1947) São Tomé de Meliapore Raja of Chandragiri Agency of Fort St George 1721 Madras cyclone Carnatic Wars Madras Adyar Chingleput Anglo-Mysore Wars Madras Presidency Arbuthnot Bank Crash Besant v. Narayaniah Bombardment of Madras by SMS Emden De La Haye scandal 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike Neil Statue Satyagraha 1928 South Indian Railway Strike 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Strike 1943 Chennai floods Modern period (1947–present) Madras Manade Anti-Hindi agitations R. S. S. Chennai bombing 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 2013 Anti-Sri Lanka protests 2015 South India floods 2023 Chennai floods Geography and wildlife Regions Chennai Metropolitan Area Central Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Waterways Adyar River Buckingham Canal Coovum River Kosasthalaiyar River Otteri Nullah Lakes Adambakkam Lake Ambattur Lake Ayanambakkam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Chetput Lake Chitlapakkam Lake Cholavaram aeri ICF Lake Korattur Aeri Long Tank Madambakkam Lake Madhavaram Lake Maduranthakam Lake Mangal Lake Manali Lake Pallavaram Lake Paruthipattu Lake Perungudi Lake Porur Lake Pulhal Lake Porur Lake Red Hills Lake Retteri Thervoy Kandigai reservoir Tiruninravur Lake Velachery Lake Veeranam Vilinjiyambakkam Lake Villivakkam lake Islands Kattupalli Island Quibble Island The Island Zoological parks Arignar Anna Zoological Park Chennai Snake Park Guindy National Park Madras Crocodile Bank Marine Kingdom Reserve Forests Nanmangalam Reserve Forest Vandalur Reserve Forest Marshlands Adyar Creek Ennore Creek Pallikaranai Wetland Heritage monuments Amir Mahal Anna Nagar twin arches Bharat Insurance Building Brodie Castle Chennai Central Prison Chepauk Palace LIC Building Lighthouse Police headquarters Port Trust Building Rajaji Hall Ripon Building Royapuram railway station University of Madras Senate House Southern Railway headquarters Valluvar Kottam Victoria Public Hall Statues Marina Beach Statues Thomas Munro Triumph of Labour Memorials Anna Memorial Gandhi Mandapam M.G.R. and Amma Memorial Madras War Cemetery Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Victory War Memorial Vivekanandar Illam Administration and politics Taluks Chennai District Alandur Ambattur Aminjikarai Ayanavaram Egmore Guindy Mambalam Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mylapore Perambur Purasaiwalkam Sholinganallur Tiruvottiyur Tondiarpet Velachery Chengalpattu district Cheyyur Chengalpattu Madurantakam Pallavaram Tambaram Thiruporur Tiruvallur district Avadi Ponneri Poonamallee Tiruvallur Gummidipoondi Uthukottai Tiruttani Pallipattu Kanchipuram district Tirukalukundram Sriperumbudur Walajabad Kanchipuram Uthiramerur Ranipet district Arakkonam Constituencies Parliamentary Chennai Central Chennai North Chennai South Sriperumbudur Thiruvallur Assembly Alandur Ambattur Anna Nagar Avadi Chengalpattu Chepauk Egmore Harbour Kolathur Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mylapore Pallavaram Perambur Ponneri Poonamallee RK Nagar Royapuram Saidapet Sholinganallur Sriperumbudur T.Nagar Tambaram Thiru. Vi. Ka. 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K. Nagar Kadambathur Kadavur Kakkalur Kakkalur Industrial Estate Kallikuppam Karambakkam Karayanchavadi Kattupakkam Kilkondaiyur Koduvalli Koladi Kolapakkam Konnur Korattur Kovur Koyambedu Kumananchavadi Kundrathur Kuthambakkam Maduravoyal Malayambakkam Manapakkam Manavala Nagar Melkondaiyur Mettu Kandigai MGR Nagar Mogappair Morai Moulivakkam Mugalivakkam Muthapudupet Nandambakkam Nandambakkam Narasingapuram Nazarathpettai Nemam Nemilichery Nesapakkam Nerkundram Nolambur Noombal Oragadam Padi Pakkam Pandeswaram Pandur Paraniputhur Parivakkam Paruthipattu Pattabiram Pattaravakkam Perambakkam Periyapanicheri Perumalpattu Poochi Athipedu Poonamallee Poondi Poonthandalam Porur Pudhur Putlur Ramapuram Ramavaram Sekkadu Seneerkuppam Sevvapet Shenoy Nagar Sorancheri Sriperumbudur Sunguvarchatram Surapet Tamaraipakkam Thandalam Thandurai Thathankuppam Thirumangalam Thirumazhisai Thirumullaivoyal Thiruninravur Tiruvallur Tiruverkadu Valasaravakkam Vanagaram Veerapuram Vellanur Vellavedu Velappanchavadi Vengathur Venkatapuram Veppampattu Vilinjiyambakkam Virugambakkam Central Alwarpet Broadway Burma Bazaar Chennai Central Chepauk Chetput Chintadripet Choolai Egmore Foreshore Estate George Town Gopalapuram Greenways Road Kilpauk Kodambakkam Kosapet Kothawal Chavadi Kotturpuram Mandavelli Mannady Mambalam MRC Nagar Mylapore Nandanam Nochikuppam Nungambakkam Otteri Panagal Park Park Town Parry's Corner Pattalam Periamet Pondy Bazaar Pudupet Pulianthope Purasawalkam Quibble Island Raja Annamalai Puram Royapettah Saidapet Saligramam Santhome T Nagar Teynampet The Island Triplicane Trustpuram Vadapalani Vepery West Mambalam South Adambakkam Adyar Agaramthen Alandur Anakaputhur Besant Nagar Chitlapakkam Chromepet Chengalpattu Egattur Ekkaduthangal Erumaiyur Gowrivakkam Guduvancheri Guindy Guindy TVK Estate Devaneri Hasthinapuram Illalur Injambakkam Irumbuliyur Jafferkhanpet Jaladampet Kanathur Kandanchavadi Kannivakkam Karanai Karapakkam Karumbakkam Kattankulathur Kazhipattur Kizhkalvoy Keelkattalai Kelambakkam Kottivakkam Kovalam Kovilambakkam Kovilanchery Madambakkam Madhuvankarai Madipakkam Mamallapuram Manimangalam Mannivakkam Maraimalai Nagar Medavakkam Meenambakkam Melkalvoy MEPZ Mettukuppam Mudichur Muttukadu Nandivaram Nanganallur Nanmangalam Navalur Neelankarai Nellikuppam Noothancheri Okkiyam Okkiyampet Oragadam Ottiambakkam Padappai Palavakkam Palavanthangal Pallavaram Pallikaranai Pammal Panaiyur Paranur Pattipulam Payanur Pazhanthandalam Peerkankaranai Perumbakkam Perumathunallur Perungalathur Perungudi Perunthandalam Ponmar Polichalur Potheri Pudupakkam Puzhuthivakkam Rajakilpakkam Rathinamangalam Selaiyur Sembakkam Semmencherry Sholinganallur Singaperumalkoil Siruseri Sithalapakkam Somangalam St. Thomas Mount Tambaram Tambaram Sanatorium Thaiyur Tharamani Tharapakkam Thirumudivakkam Thiruneermalai Thiruporur Thiruvanmiyur Thiruvidandhai Thuraipakkam Tirusulam Ullagaram Urapakkam Uthandi Vadanemili Vandalur Vanuvampet Velachery Vengaivasal Vettuvankeni Category India portal WikiProject

v t e Neighbourhoods of Chennai Adyar Adambakkam Adayalampattu Alapakkam Alandur Alwarpet Alwarthirunagar Ambattur Aminjikarai Anna Nagar Anna Nagar West Annanur Andarkuppam Arumbakkam Ashok Nagar Athipattu Avadi Ayanavaram Besant Nagar Chepauk Chembarambakkam Chengalpattu Chetput Choolai Choolaimedu Edayanchavadi Egmore Ennore Ernavoor Foreshore Estate Georgetown Greenways Road Guduvancheri Gummidipoondi Guindy Guindy TVK Estate ICF Colony Injambakkam Irumbuliyur Irungattukottai The Island Jawahar Nagar K. K. Nagar Kannammapet Karapakkam Karanodai Kathivakkam Kattankulathur Kavaraipettai Kelambakkam Kilambakkam Kilpauk Kanathur Kodambakkam Kodungaiyur Kolathur Komakkambedu Korattur Kosappur Kottivakkam Kotturpuram Kovalam Kovilambakkam Koyambedu Kundrathur Madipakkam Madhavaram Madhavaram Milk Colony Maduravoyal Mamallapuram Manali Manali New Town Manapakkam Mandavelli Mangadu Manjambakkam Maraimalai Nagar Mathur Medavakkam Meenambakkam Minjur Mogappair Moolakadai Muttukadu Mylapore Nandanam Nandambakkam Nandiambakkam Nanganallur Navalur Neelankarai Nerkundram Nesapakkam Nolambur Nungambakkam Padi Palavakkam Palavanthangal Pallikaranai Panagal Park Park Town Parry's Corner Pattabiram Pattaravakkam Pazhaverkadu Perambur Periapalayam Perumbakkam Perungudi Pondy Bazaar Ponneri Poonamallee Porur Potheri Pudhur Purasawalkam Puzhal Puzhuthivakkam Red Hills Royapettah Royapuram Sadayankuppam Saidapet Santhome Semmencherry Sholavaram Sholinganallur Shenoy Nagar Singaperumalkoil Siruseri Sithalapakkam Sriperumbudur Sunguvarchatram Surapet Sowcarpet St. Thomas Mount T. Nagar Tharamani Teynampet Thirumangalam Thirumazhisai Thirumullaivoyal Thiruninravur Thiruvanmiyur Thiruvidandhai Thiruporur Thuraipakkam Tirusulam Tiruverkadu Tiruvottiyur Tondiarpet Triplicane Trustpuram Urapakkam Vadapalani Vadaperumbakkam Valasaravakkam Vallalar Nagar Vanagaram Vandalur Velachery Veppampattu Vichoor Villivakkam Vinayagapuram Virugambakkam Vyasarpadi Washermanpet West Mambalam

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