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State State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

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Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

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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 ...

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constituency , blank_info_sec1 = North Chennai , blank_info_sec2 = Ambathur, Kolathur, Puzhal, Korattur , blank_name_sec2 = Neighbourhoods , population_as_of = 2011 , population_density_km2 = auto , population_total = 10,444 Surapet, also known as Surapattu and Surapedu, is a neighbourhood in northwestern

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. Surapet is bordered by

Puzhal Pulhal or Pullhal is a Northwestern residential town in Chennai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. Pullhal is located on the banks of Pulhal aeri, Pullhal Lake. The town is known for Pulhal Central Pris ...

in the north, Kolathur in the east, Puthagaram in the south, and

Puzhal Lake Pulhal Lake, or Pulhal Aeri, sometimes spelled Puzhal lake and also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs that supply ...

in west.

Transportation

Chennai Metro

The proposed second phase of the

Chennai Metro The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai, India. Operated by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) – a joint venture between the Government of India and the State Government of Tamil Nadu, the network consists o ...

has three lines. The third line is from

Madhavaram Milk Colony Madhavaram Milk Colony is a neighbourhood in northern Chennai, a metropolitan city in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Madhavaram Milk Colony is a small habitat of 5000+ population in the northern part of Chennai. Due to t ...

Sholinganallur Sholinganallur, also spelled Solinganalloor or Sozhinganalloor, is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. Etymology The etymology given by Tamil scholars is "Chola" + "Angam" + "Nallur", which indicates that Sholinganallur was once part of a Ch ...

. In that line, the proposed Retteri Metro Station and Kolathur Metro Station are 3 km away from Surapet.

Railway

The nearest railway station is Korattur Railway Station, 5 km away from Surapet.

Chennai Egmore Railway Station Chennai Egmore (formerly: Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur)(station code: MS), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of ...

and

Chennai Central Railway Station Chennai Central (officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, formerly Madras Central) (station code: MAS), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. ...

, the two main railway terminals in Chennai, which are 14 km away from Surapet.

Roads

The Grand Northern Trunk Road is 3 km away from the neighbourhood and the Inner Ring Road is 3.5 km away. The Chennai Bypass Road passes through the Surapet area and ends at National Highway 5, near Surapet.

Water bodies

Water bodies located nearby include

Puzhal aeri Pulhal Lake, or Pulhal Aeri, sometimes spelled Puzhal lake and also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs that supply ...

, Rettai eri, and

Korattur Lake Korattur Aeri, or Korattur Lake, also known as Vembu Pasumai Thittu, is a lake spread over 990 acres in Korattur, Chennai, India. It is located to the north of the Chennai–Arakkonam railway line. It is one of the largest lakes in the western ...

History

The area, once a separate panchayat, has been part of the

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 ...

administrative body since 2011, as the 24th ward in the Madhavaram constituency.

References

http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014. Villages in Chennai district Neighbourhoods in Chennai