Manapakkam is a suburb of

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, Manapakkam is located along the Mount-Poonamallee Road in Chennai. It is now a home to many IT companies like DLF Cybercity Chennai and

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. Manappakam has beautiful and scenic Adyar River Bank Trail suitable for morning walkers and joggers, it is a 3-km stretch extended till Chennai Airport's secondary Runway Bridge. mgr99home

Geographic location

Manapakkam is located between

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and Mugalivakkam in the north, Nandambakkam (part) and Parangimalai in the east, Nandambakkam (part) and Meenambakkam in the south and Kolapakkam in the west.

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 one of the most important neighborhoods of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and is nicknamed as ''The Gateway to Chennai''. The Kathipara junction where Anna Salai, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Inner Ring Road, 100 Feet Road or Jawaharlal Nehru ...

and 5.2 km from Porur. Bus services operated by MTC connect Kundrathur, Porur, 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

Cities and towns in Kanchipuram district Neighbourhoods in Chennai Suburbs of Chennai {{Kanchipuram-geo-stub