Pozhichalur (also commonly spelled as Polichalur) is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the

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. It 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 ...

on the south bank of the

Adyar River The Adyar River, which originates near the Chembarambakkam Lake in the Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers that winds through Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary. The long river contributes ...

near the

Chennai Airport Chennai International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in Tirusulam in Chengalpattu district, in the Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area around southwest of the ...

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 Pozhichalur (also commonly spelled as Polichalur) is a census town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai on the south bank of the Adyar River near the Chennai Airport and is served by Pallavaram Railway Station. Demograp ...

, Pammal and

Anakaputhur Anakaputhur is a neighborhood in the city of Chennai Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located next to Pammal on the western side. Anakaputhur was once famous for its traditional weaving busine ...

. Under pressure from the opposition parties such as CPM,

DMK DMK may refer to: Organizations Political parties * Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party in India * Democratic Movement of Kerala a political party in Kerala India Landmarks * DMK, IATA code for Don Mueang International Airport, in Bangko ...

, PMK, and

MDMK The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; MDMK) is a political party active in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was established by Vaiko in 1994 after he left the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The headquarters of the party is called Thayaga ...

, the government later decided to drop land acquisition in the said areas and identified alternative land at

Manapakkam Manapakkam is a neighborhood in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A census town, Manapakkam is located along the Mount-Poonamallee Road in Chennai. It is now a home to many Core sector companies, like ABB, Hitachi Energy, DLF Cyberc ...

, Tharapakkam, Kolapakkam and

Gerugambakkam Gerugambakkam is a residential-industrial neighborhood in the South-Western part of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.It belongs to the Kundrathur taluk of Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. It forms a suburb of Chennai ...

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Cities and towns in Chengalpattu district Suburbs of Chennai Populated places established in the 9th century