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Ambattur
Ambattur is a northwestern part of Chennai, India. It is located in Ambattur taluk of the Chennai District, surrounded by Avadi, Anna Nagar, Korattur, Padi, Mogappair, Kallikuppam, Surapet, Ayappakkam, Athipet and Thiruverkadu. It covers an area of . The neighbourhood is served by Ambattur railway station. Ambattur was once a village with large extents of agricultural farm lands irrigated by the sprawling Ambattur Lake. Today, the area is a bustling urban hub teeming with industrial and commercial activity. Etymology This place is one of 108 ''Shakthi Sthals'' in the country. The Amman temple (for the Hindu deity Durga) here is the fifty-first in the order, giving the locality the Tamil name "aimbaththu onraam oor" (ஐம்பத்து ஒன்றாம் ஊர்), meaning fifty-first place/temple village, which later transmuted as Ambattur. The goddess is worshiped in the form of Vaishnavi. Ambattur is also called so because it was a collaboration of 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallikuppam
Kallikuppam is a locality in Ambattur (Ward 82 of Chennai corporation), which is a large neighbourhood in Chennai City. History Sangothai Amman temple and Gangai Amman temple are the most important Hindu temples in kallikuppam. Sangothai Amman temple is one of the oldest temples in Chennai. Kallikuppam has developed from being a rural area along the Ambattur - Redhills high road to become one of the important residential localities of Ambattur and Closer to Villivakkam, Korattur, Anna Nagar, Madhavaram, Puzhal, Padi and Avadi, . It was a part of the erstwhile Ambattur Municipality till October 2011.Now as per a G.O., Kallikuppam has become a part of the zone 7, Ambattur, of the Chennai Corporation. Kallikuppam has escalated itself from being a less-known suburb to a decent suburban centre with many iconic projects such as Lake Dugar Towers project Opp Tata Communications and is fast developing on par with the other localities like Anna Nagar. For instance proper roads with ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogappair
Mogappair (also known as Dr. J. J. Nagar) is a residential neighborhood in north-western Chennai, India. It is located west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Road (Inner Ring Road) and is part of the Ambattur zone (7) of the Greater Chennai Corporation. There are industrial estates to the north and west, namely, Padi and Ambattur. Mogappair is located 3 km from Anna Nagar, 8 km from Avadi and 5 km from Ambattur. The abundance of highly reputed schools, specialized hospitals and the recent influx of IT offices in the industrial estates in and around it have catapulted Mogappair into a strategic location for business. The Mangal Lake in the North Western part of Mogappair is the largest park in this region. A few decades ago, Mogappair was a small village, a part of which is still intact in the south-western part of Mogappair. Mogappair is divided into two parts, namely, Mogappair East and Mogappair West. Etymology There was a lake called Mugapeeri, from which the name of the locality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korattur
Korattur is a neighbourhood situated in the western part of Chennai. It is a part of the Ambattur Zone of Chennai Corporation and located along the Chennai-Bangalore/Mumbai railroad about 12 km from the Chennai Central. It is developed with TNHB Layouts similar to Anna Nagar and the southern section of Korattur located near Padi is often considered to be an integral part of Anna Nagar. The place has developed from being a calm village in the early 20th century to an urban township of today due to the expansion of the Chennai city and the industrial development of west part of Chennai. The neighbourhood is served by Korattur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway. The main road (East and Central Avenue) have been laid as four-lane road with a median, such that each side has a two lanes with parking facility. Korattur is dotted with thick foliage. The main road leading from Chennai-Thiruvallur High Road is populated with thick and old trees on both sides, so much s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padi, Chennai
Padi () is a locality and neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. It was named as Thiruvaaipadi and Later called as Padi short form of Thiruvaaipadi, Sundarar, (Tamil saints) came to Padi and sang songs in the Lord Shiva Temple (Tiruvalleeswarar Temple). Padi exactly 13 km from the city's Kilometer Zero is a latest included part of the city. MTH Road (Madras–Thiruvallur High Road), now unofficially known as the CTH Road (Chennai–Thiruvallur High Road), passes through Padi. Padi is basically an industrial area and its infrastructure and living conditions have made this place popular among the working class. Arulmigu Thiruvalithayam Temple in Padi is one of the famous Guru Bhagawan temples in Chennai. This temple is under the control of Hindu Aranilayathurai. Every year Thai Kirthigai is one of the big festival in Padi. Another nearby temple is the Padavattamman Temple. On 4 October 2013, the Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO extending the entire stretch of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayappakkam
Ayappakkam is a Western suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Ayapakkam is currently a village panchayat surrounded by Thiruverkadu municipality, Avadi corporation and Greater Chennai Corporations. Location Situated between Ambattur Industrial Estate, Avadi and Thiruverkadu, Ayappakkam developed as a residential area from 1990, after Tamil Nadu Housing Board quarters came up. Unlike Ambattur (houses more industrial units), Ayappakkam is predominantly a residential area and it connects with the city, via Anna Nagar, Mogappair, Nolambur, Athipet and Maduravoyal, through Poonamallee High Road, Chennai-Tiruvallur High (CTH) Road and Ambattur Industrial Estate Road. Demographics Population In the 2011 census, Ayappakkam had a population of 28,630. Transport Railways Annanur railway station is connected with the northern part of Ayapakkam. There are suburban trains that cross this station which travel between Chennai Central, Chennai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambattur (state Assembly Constituency)
Ambattur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India that was newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 8. Located in Chennai district, it consists of a portion of Ambattur taluk and part of Chennai corporation Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by King James II of England on 30 December .... It is included in Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Members of legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 References {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu Tiruvallur district Politics of Chennai Constituencies established in 2008 2008 establishments in Tamil Nadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambattur Taluk
Ambattur taluk is a taluk of Chennai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters are the neighbourhood of Ambattur. This taluk was created from a division of Ponneri taluk, Tiruvallur district. On 4 January 2018, Chennai district was expanded by annexing Ambattur taluk. The RTO code for Ambattur taluk is TN-13. *The revenue villages in Ambattur taluk are : # Ambattur Firka: Ambattur, Athipet, Kakapallam, Mannur, Mogappair, Padi, Adayalampattu # Korattur Firka: Kallikuppam, Korattur, Menambedu, Oragadam, Pattravakkam Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Ambattur had a population of 924,474 out of which 469,137 are males and 455,337 are females. There were 971 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Samuel (politician)
Joseph Samuel is an Indian Politician Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Ambattur as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; ; DMK) is an Indian political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is currently the ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, where it is currently the main ... candidate in 2021. Electoral performance References Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{TamilNadu-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai District
Chennai District, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is almost coterminous with the city of Chennai, which is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation, except for Madipakkam-B / Madipakkam-II revenue village which is administered by Kovilambakkam rural village panchayat as Kovilabakkam panchayat wards 3,4 and 5 but is under Zone-14 (Puzhuthivakkam) of Greater Chennai Corporation for Disaster and Revenue Management purpose. It is surrounded by Tiruvallur district in the north and the west, Kanchipuram district in the south-west, Chenglpattu district in the south, and the Bay of Bengal in the east. As of 2011, the district had a population of 67,48,026 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males. Much of the district's population descended from its settlements in the 1st century CE to the Middle Ages, but the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Chennai Corporation
Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by James II of England, King James II of England on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain. It is the largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu with an area of 426 km2. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors, each of whom represents one of the List of Chennai Corporation wards, 200 wards of the city. It is the second oldest corporation in the world after the City of London. The city limits, which had been expanded several times over the years, is currently coterminous with the Chennai district. It is one of the four municipal corporations located within the Chennai metropolitan area, Chennai Metropolitan Area, the other three being the Tambaram City Municipal Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Sriperumbudur is one of the parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 5 of 39. It has a very huge volume of voters with nearly twenty four lakhs. Assembly segments 2009–present Before 2009 #Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency, Gummidipundi (moved to Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency, Thiruvallur constituency after 2009) #Ponneri Assembly constituency, Ponneri (SC) (moved to Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency, Thiruvallur constituency after 2009) #Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency, Sriperumbudur #Poonamallee Assembly constituency, Poonamallee (moved to Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency, Thiruvallur constituency after 2009) #Thiruvallur Assembly constituency, Tiruvallur (moved to Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency, Thiruvallur constituency after 2009) #Tiruttani Assembly constituency, Tiruttani (moved to Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency, Arakkonam constituency after 2009) Members of the Parliament Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Chennai
Central Chennai is the part of Chennai city between the Coovum River and the Adyar River. While mostly grouped under South Chennai, Central Chennai is a term which has gained currency in recent times due to the rapid expansion of the city southwards. Covering the eastern neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Chepauk, Teynampet, Alwarpet, Mylapore, Triplicane, Chindatripet and Mandaveli, western neighbourhoods of Vadapalani, Virugambakkam, Valasaravakkam, Alapakkam, Maduravoyal, Mogappair and Ambattur, and central neighbourhoods of Nungambakkam, Kodambakkam, Mambalam, T. Nagar, Nandanam and Saidapet, Central Chennai is largely upper class-upper middle class. The eastern part is largely upper class with two of the costliest pieces of real estate - the Boat Club Road and Poes Garden being located here while the western part is mainly middle class. Kodambakkam is the location of the Tamil film industry or Kollywood Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
