Nerkundram or Nerkunram is a

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located in Chennai City,

Chennai district Chennai District, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is almost coterminous with the city of C ...

in the

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. It falls under Maduravoyal (State Assembly Constituency) constituency in

Tiruvallur district Thiruvallur District, also spelled as Tiruvallur District, is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fast developing city of Tiruvallur is the district headquarters. The district has a mixture ...

in the

n state of

. It consists of a portion of

Ambattur taluk Ambattur taluk is a taluk of Chennai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its headquarters are the neighbourhood of Ambattur. This taluk was created from a division of Ponneri taluk, Tiruvallur district. On 4 January 2018, Chennai distr ...

and part 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 ...

Corporation. It falls under

Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency) Sriperumbudur is one of the parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 5 of 39. It has a very huge volume of voters with nearly twenty four lakhs. Assembly segments 2009–present Bef ...

Geography

Nerkundram is located at . It has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 feet).

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Nerkundram had a population of 39,544. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nerkundram has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Nerkundram, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Localities

Now, Nerkundram is a part of

Chennai Corporation Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by King James II of England on 30 December ...

. It belongs to 145, 146, 147, 148 circle in Chennai corporation. Previously Nerkundram was in the Suburban Panchayat near

Ward 1

P.H. Road, People Flats, Pallavan Nagar, Nerkundram, Church St., Mandaveli St..

Ward 2

Valliammai Nagar, Selliyamman Nagar, Senthamizh Nagar, Santha Avenue, Agathiyar Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, RJR Nagar, Muthumariyamman Koil St, Sivasakthi Nagar, Kanniyamman Nagar, Nethaji Avenue, Azhagammal Nagar, Thamarai Avenue, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Kothandaramar Nagar, Jayalakshmi Nagar, Moogambigai Nagar, Balakrishna Nagar, Dhanalakshmi Nagar, Thiramalai Nagar, Muniyappa Nagar, Annammal Nagar, Thiruvalluvar Colony, Saraswathi Colony, Janakiraman Colony.

Ward 3

Mettukuppam, Govarthana Nagar, Rajiv Nagar, Nesammal Nagar, Jayaram Nagar, Dhanalakshmi Nagar, Sri Kadambadi Amman Nagar, CDN Nagar, Ramalinga Nagar, Buvaneswari Nagar, Senthil Nagar, Balavinayagar Nagar, Sakthivel Nagar, Abirami Nagar, Vadavenniyamman Nagar.

Ward 4

Periyar Nagar, Sri Lakshmi Nagar, Balaji Nagar.

Ward 5

Saraswathi Nagar, Meenatchiyamman Nagar, Jaya Nursery and Primary School, Dhidilnagar, Nerkundram New Colony, Perumal Koil St., Madha koil street, Madha koil main road.

Schools, Colleges , Shops, Welfare clubs and Party office

* Saraswathi Nagar Youth Club Association * Missile Hero Kalam's welfare club * Ravindra Bharathi Global School (CBSE) * Dayasadan Agarwal Vidyalaya School (CBSE) * Sri Devi Matriculation School * Lbeaar Matriculation School * Jain Joseph Nursery and Primary School * Sri Sastha Matriculation School * Thai Moogambigai Polytechnic College * Maa school of hotel management * Nathan Girls Higher Secondary SchooL * Marys Nursery & Primary School * Dr MGR University * Canan School of Catering and Hotel Management * Walkinweb NetCafe * Sri Ragavendra Travels * Amman Travels * Saraswathi Nagar Welfare Association * Sai Tempo Auto Parts * Jaya Nursery and Primary school * St. Antony Nursery&Primary School * St. Elisabeth Matriculation School * M.R. Mtriculation school * தமிழ்நாடு இளைஞர் கட்சி அலுவலகம், TN YOUTH PARTY OFFICE * Chennai Express (shopping & delivery)

Areas Near Nerkundram

Virugambakkam Virugambakkam is a residential neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is an important residential area of and is famous for its schools, market, residential colonies and residences of film artists. Virugambakkam had some of Chennai's o ...

Maduravoyal Maduravoyal is a residential neighbourhood located in the west of Chennai, India. As of 2011, the town had a population of 86,195. Maduravoyal also has a name as "ettam kal" (8th mile), so it could be famous in British Period too, it is exac ...

Alwarthirunagar Alwarthirunagar is an urban locality in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India. Alwarthirunagar's PIN code is 600087 and the postal head office is in Valasaravakkam. It falls under Valasaravakkam municipality, in the Maduravoyal Asse ...

* Koyambedu * Saligrammam *

Vadapalani Vadapalani is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its film studios, the Vadapalani Andavar Temple, and Vengeeswarar Temples which are important pilgrimage centres for Hindus. Situated in the western par ...

* Valasaravakkam * Alapakkam * Mogappair * Velappanchavadi * Thiruverkadu * Ayapakkam * Ayanambakkam * Kumananchavadi * Karaiyanchavadi *

Ambattur Ambattur is a northwestern part of Chennai, India. It is located in Ambattur taluk of the Chennai District, surrounded by Avadi, Anna Nagar, Korattur, Padi, Mogappair, Kallikuppam, Surapet, Ayappakkam, Athipet and Thiruverkadu. It c ...

References

Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district Neighbourhoods in Chennai {{Tiruvallur-geo-stub