Cheyyur taluk is a
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
of
Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 List of districts of Tamil Nadu, 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 the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
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. 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.
Pin Code is 603302.
Location
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
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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.
History
Cheyyur, near chennai is a quaint town situated 29 km from
Madurantakam, at
Chengalpattu
Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput or Chengalpet, is a town 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 a ...
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 to hunt.
An ancient temple called Cheyyur
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ÉɦaËd̪eËÊ‹Éh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
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 (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...
as an infant. In Tamil 'Sei' denotes 'infant' and the name of the village (Seyyur, later Cheyyur) is derived from this fact.
This taluk was earlier, a part of the
Kanchipuram district
Kanchipuram 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 (Madras Presidency), Chingleput district. The original Ching ...
until the district was bifurcated and a new Chengalpattu district was created.
List of places in Cheyyur Taluk
# Adayalacheri
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Agaram
# Akkinambattu
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Alambari
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Demographics ...
# Amanthankaranai
# Ammanambakkam
# Ammanur
# Anaikattu
# Andarkuppam
# Arappedu
# Arasur
# Arkadu
# Atchivilagam
# Attupattukottapanjai
# Ayakkunnam
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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
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Chunampet
# Gangadevankuppam
# Gurumpirai
# Illeedu ( main place ) in chunampet
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Indalur
# Iraniyasitti
# Irumbali
# Isur
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Kadalur
# Kadapperi
# Kadugapattu
# Kadapakkam
# Kadukalur
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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
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Karuppur
# Kayapakkam
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Kazhiyur
# Kesavarajanpettai
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Kilacheri
# Kilarkollai
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Kilmaruvathur
# Kodapattanam
# Kodur
# Kokkaranthangal
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Kottaikkadu
# Kulattur
# Kuvathur
# Lathur
# Madavilagam
# Madayambakkam
# Makundagiri
# Malarajakuppam
# Mambakkam
# Manapakkam
# Manikkakuppam
# Maruderi
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Melmaruvathur
Melmaruvathur is a town located in Tamil Nadu, India. It is in the Cheyyur Taluk of Chengalpattu district. The town is known for having the shrine of goddess Adhi Parashakthi, the Om Shakti Temple. It is a very important religious destinat ...
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Mudhaliyarkuppam
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Mugaiyur
# Murukkanthangal
# NainarKuppam
# Nedumaram
# Nelvoy
# Nelvoypalayam
# Nemandam
# Nerkunam
# Nerkurapattu
# Nilamangalam
# Ottivilagam
# Odhiyur
# Pachambakkam
# Pakkaranai
# Pakkur
# Pakkuvancheri
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Palur
# Panayadivakkam
# Paramankeni
# Parameswaramangalam
# Parasanallur
# Parukkai
# Pavanjur
# Perambakkam
# Periyakilakadi
# Periyavelikkadu
# Perukkaranai
# Periyakattupakkam
# Perumalcheri
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Perumbakkam
Perumbakkam is a suburb of the southern Indian city of Chennai in Chengalpattu district.
Perumbakkam will be part of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.
Location
It is bound by Sholinganallur to the east, Semmencherry to the south, Medava ...
# Perunthuravu
# Poigainallur
# Polambakkam
# Pondur
# Ponkunran
# Poongunam
# Pooriampakkam
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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 earli ...
# Puduppattu
# Puliyani
# Punnamai
# Pupupatti
# Puraiyur
# Puranjeri
# Puttirankottai
# Sattamangalam
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Satyamangalam
Sathyamangalam (also known as Sathy) is a town and municipality in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of the Bhavani river, a tributary of the Cauvery in the foothills of the Western Ghats and is the headquar ...
# Sembur
# Sengattur
# Sevur
# Sikkinamkuppam
# Sirukalathur
# Sirukalathur
# Sirumayilur
# Sirunagar
# Siruvalambakkam
# Siruvankundram
# Sittamur
# Sivadi
# Sothupakkam
# Tandalam
# Thondamanallur
# Tattampattu
# Thenpakkam
# Thandarai
# Thenpattinam
# Tiruppurakkovil
# Tiruvadur
# Tuduvakanbattu
# Uludamangalam
# Vadakkuvayalur
# Vadappatanam
# Vanniyanallur
# Vayalur
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Vedal
# Vellankondagaram
# Velur
# Vembanur
# Venmelaguram
# Veppancheri
# Vettaikarankuppam
# Vettamperumbakkam
# Vilambattu
# Vilambur
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Villangadu
# Virabhogam
Economic activity
MARG Swarnabhoomi-new chennai, an integrated township, with two special economic zones is located in the Cheyyur Taluk. The Government of India has proposed to develop a 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) at Cheyyur .
References
External links
Cheyyur Maphttps://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=cheyyur&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=b1MVUNTNO8mmrAeWs4G4Cg&biw=1366&bih=624&sei=clMVUNLTEcm3rAeO1IHAAw#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cheyyur&oq=cheyyur&gs_l=img.12...0.0.0.11385.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c.YpyeA177dUo&pbx=1&bav=on.2, or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf., cf.osb&fp=2fc0af6cd4cbc9d0&biw=1366&bih=624]
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Taluks of Chengalpattu district