Manapakkam is a neighborhood in

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in the

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. A

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, Manapakkam is located along the Mount-Poonamallee Road in Chennai. It is now a home to many Core sector companies, like

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Geographic location

Manapakkam is located between Ramapuram and

Mugalivakkam Mugalivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is located in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kanchipuram district, in Tamil Nadu. It is situated 16 km south-west of Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#T ...

in the north,

Nandambakkam Nandambakkam () is a western neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is known for the Chennai Trade Centre and the Surgical Instruments Factory. In 2011 Nandambakkam was included to Chennai district by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Geography Nan ...

(part) and

Parangimalai Parangimalai (known in English as St. Thomas Mount) is a small hillock in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India, near the neighbourhood of Guindy and very close to Chennai International Airport. By extension, it is also the name of the neig ...

in the east,

(part) and

Meenambakkam Meenambakkam is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is home to Chennai International Airport, the Airports Authority of India regional office, and the DGQA Complex. It was under the reign of the Pallava ki ...

in the south and Kolapakkam in the west. The area is well-connected to other parts of Chennai via major roads, including Mount-Poonamallee Road.

Demographics

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, Manapakkam had a population of 8590. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manapakkam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Manapakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Manapakkam is 5.3 kilometres from

Guindy Guindy is a neighborhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Kathipara junction where Anna Salai, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Inner Ring Road, 100 Feet Road or Jawaharlal Nehru Road, and GST Road meet here. It is one of the important nodal points of ...

and 5.2 km from

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 ...

. Bus services operated by MTC connect Kundrathur,

, and Saidapet. The nearest railway station is Guindy railway station.

Educational institutions

CBSE affiliated schools

Lalaji Memorial Omega International school

St. Francis International School

References

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