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 ...
of
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 af ...
of the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...
. 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
Madurantakam
Madurantakam () is the southernmost suburb of Chennai city and a municipality in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is known for the artificial and second largest lake in Tamil Nadu, the Maduranthakam lake. ...
, 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
Chola kings
The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BC ...
to hunt.
An ancient temple called Cheyyur
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hin ...
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
Muruga
Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...
as an infant. In Tamil 'Sei' denotes 'infant' and the name of the village (Seyyur, later Cheyyur) is derived from this fact.
Chennai International Airport
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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
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 ...
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 .
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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 ...
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
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# Amanthankaranai
# Ammanambakkam
# Ammanur
# Anaikattu
#Andarkuppam
# Arappedu
# Arasur
# Arkadu
# Atchivilagam
# Attupattukottapanjai
# Ayakkunnam
#
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. ...
# Chinnavelikkadu
# Chittarkadu
#
Chunampet
Chunampet is a village in the Cheyyur taluk of Chengalpattu district in Tamil Nadu State of India. It is located 99 kilometres from Chennai and 22 kilometres from Madurantakam on the Madurantakam-Marakkanam road. It was the seat of the '' zamin ...
# 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 Swamy Kovil. There are nearly about ...
# Iraniyasitti
# Irumbali
# Isur
#
Kadalur
Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj.
While the early history of Cuddal ...
# 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 ...
# Kanattur
# Kannimangalam
# karukkamalai
#
Karuppur
# Kayapakkam
# Kesavarajanpettai
#
Kilacheri
Kilacheri is a village in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Kadambatur Tehsil, taluka of the Tiruvallur district. Kilacheri Village is an administrative village in the Tiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Nearby village ...
# Kilarkollai
#
Kilmaruvathur
# Kodapattanam
# Kodur
# Kokkaranthangal
#
Kottaikkadu
Kottaikkadu is a small village in Tuticorin district (Tamil Nadu), belongs to Srivaikundam Taluk and Siruthonda Nallore panchayat.
Etymology
All four sides of the village are bounded by forest, so the village is named as Kottai Kadu. In Tami ...
# Kulattur
# Kuvathur
# Lathur
# Madavilagam
# Madayambakkam
# Makundagiri
# Malarajakuppam
# Mambakkam
# Manikkakuppam
# Maruderi
#
Melmaruvathur
Melmaruvathur is a town located in Tamil Nadu, India
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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 section will stop here at Palur railway station. A Sivan
''Sivan ...
# 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 fe ...
# Perunthuravu
# Poigainallur
# Polambakkam
# Pondur
# Ponkunran
# Poongunam
# Pooriampakkam
#
Porur
Porur () is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is situated in the Maduravoyal taluk of Chennai district in the southern part of the city. Since 2011, it has been a part of the Chennai Corporation and included in zone number 11.
The earlies ...
# Puduppattu
# Puliyani
# Punnamai
# Pupupatti
# Puraiyur
# Puranjeri
# Puttirankottai
# Sattamangalam
#
Satyamangalam
Sathyamangalam (also known as Sathy) is a town and municipality in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 8 th century Town. It lies on the banks of the River Bhavani, a tributary of the River Cauvery in the foothills of the Wester ...
# 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
Vedal, pronounced as Vaedaal is a village in the Cheyyur taluk of the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located away from Chennai and away from Pondicherry (city), Pondicherry on the Tamil Nadu East Coast Road East Coast Road, ...
# 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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Taluks of Chengalpattu district