Kattankulathur is a suburb of
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
, India, located on the southern side of the city in
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
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
.
It comes under the
Maraimalai Nagar municipality in the
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 ...
taluk and within
Chennai Metropolitan Area.
Transportation
Kattankulathur is located in the southern part of Chennai city. it is located along the busy
GST Road on Chennai-
Trichy
Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...
National Highway. The neighborhood is served by the
Kattankulathur railway station, which is about 20 minutes from
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
Tambaram
Tambaram is a city located within the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The city is governed by Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.
Etymology
Tambaram is an ancient town referred to as Taamapuram in an inscrip ...
. The
Chennai Suburban Railway
The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is India's second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the ...
operates a suburban railway service from
Chennai Beach. It is well connected to other parts of the city by road. All MTC buses towards
Maraimalai Nagar pass via Kattankulathur.
Education
SRM Institute of Science and Technology and
Valliammai Engineering College are located in Kattankulathur.
See also
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List of neighbourhoods of Chennai
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Guduvancheri
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Potheri
Potheri is a rapidly-growing village locality in the South suburbs of the Metropolitan city Chennai. It is a town that comes under Maraimalai Nagar municipality of Chengalpattu taluk in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Ind ...
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SRM Institute of Science and Technology
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Valliammai Engineering College
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Urapakkam
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Thailavaram
Thailavaram is a village located between Guduvancheri and Potheri of Maraimalai Nagar municipality in Chengalpattu District in Tamil Nadu, India.
It is situated just from Guduvancheri along the GST Road and it is situated from Chennai, ...
References
Villages in Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu district
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