Pozhichalur (also commonly spelled as Polichalur) is a
census town
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India
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in the
Indian state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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. It is a suburb of
Chennai
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on the south bank of the
Adyar River
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near the
Chennai Airport and is served by
Pallavaram Railway Station
Pallavaram railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu, Chengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Pallavaram, Pammal, Nagalkeni, Anakaputhur, Pozhichalur, C ...
.
Demographics
India census, Pozhichalur had a population of 21,906. Males constitute 50.4% of the population and females 49.5%. Pozhichalur has an average literacy rate of 80.4%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 73%. In Pozhichalur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Airport expansion
The previous
AIADMK
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK, also abbreviated as ADMK), also shortened to Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory ...
regime (2001–06) government had allotted 2,000 acres of land free for the AAI to carry out the expansion by taking lands from residents of
Pozhichalur, Pammal and
Anakaputhur. Under pressure from the opposition parties such as
CPM,
DMK,
PMK, and
MDMK, the government later decided to drop land acquisition in the said areas and identified alternative land at
Manapakkam, Tharapakkam, Kolapakkam and
Gerugambakkam.
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Cities and towns in Chengalpattu district
Suburbs of Chennai
Populated places established in the 9th century