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Neighborhood in Chennai District, Tamil Nadu State, India

Neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Kolathur
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13°07′26.4″N 80°12′43.6″E / 13.124000°N 80.212111°E / 13.124000; 80.212111
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
Elevation35 m (115 ft)
Population
 • Total110,474
Language
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN600099
Telephone Code+9144
Vehicle registrationTN 05 yy xxxx
Neighborhoodskorattur, Villivakkam, Perambur, Surapet, Madhavaram, Retteri, Ayanavaram, Anna Nagar, Sembium, Agaram, Periyar Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar, Peravallur.
Municipal bodyGreater Chennai Corporation
Zone & Ward6 & 64
LSChennai North (Lok Sabha constituency)
VSKolathur (state assembly constituency)
MPDr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy
MLAM. K. Stalin (Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)
Websitehttps://chennaicorporation.gov.in

Kolathur is a neighborhood located in the northwestern region of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As per Census of India 2011, the total population of Kolathur, Chennai was 1,10,474. Out of this, the male population contributed 55,689 whereas the female population was 54,785. Out of this, 15,214 (males: 7,695 and females: 7,519) were Scheduled Castes and 552 (males: 289 and females: 263) were Scheduled Tribes. The population of children below 6 years of age was 11,760 (males: 6,091 and females: 5,669). Literates of Kolathur constitute 92,248, out of which males were 47,663 and females were 44,585.

Education

Schools

Some of the important schools in Kolathur are Everwin Vidhyashram, Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Government Higher Secondary School and Everwin Matriculation Higher Secondary School., Smt. Durgadevi Choudary Vivekananda Vidyalaya and Godson Public school (surapet main road) is another famous school.

College

There is an Arts and Science College viz., Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College, soka ikeda Arts & science college for Women and Annai voilet arts and science college

Political notability

Kolathur Assembly constituency, in Chennai is a newly formed assembly constituency. Kolathur lies in the Ward number 64 (old number 62) of the Greater Chennai Corporation.

Kolathur comes under the zone VI (six) of Chennai Corporation viz. Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar Zone.

This neighborhood comes under Kolathur (state assembly constituency). Kolathur (state assembly constituency) is one of the six Assembly Constituencies that constitute Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency.

Places of worship

  1. Shri Somanatha Swamy Temple.
  2. Shri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple, Kolathur.

Geolocation

Directions from Kolathur
Lakshmipuram, Chennai Puzhal Madhavaram
Padi Kolathur Perambur
Korattur Villivakkam Ayanavaram

References

  1. The Hindu Bureau (10 October 2023). "Chennai Corporation Commissioner inspects T.N. CM's Assembly constituency Kolathur". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. Online Desk (29 November 2023). "Chennai rain: Kolathur, Ambattur receive highest rainfall from 6 pm to 7 pm". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. "Chennai battered, takes cover from menacing Cyclone Michaung". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1091/download/3378/DH_2011_3302_PART_B_DCHB_CHENNAI.pdf
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  6. "Tamil Nadu Class 11 admissions 2020: BCom still top choice of students - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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  8. "Chennai: Students enter school in red zone to buy books". The Times of India. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. Special Correspondent (2 November 2021). "CM inaugurates arts college at Kolathur". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 December 2023. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  10. "Interesting battle puts Kolathur in limelight - The Hindu". The Hindu. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. "Clash of titans at Kolathur: Stalin vs Duraiswam - The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. "MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg (3179×4493)". Greater Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  13. "Local Bodies". National Informatics Center. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. "MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg (3179x4493)". Greater Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  15. "tamil-nadu constituency-detail". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  16. https://chanakyya.com/Parliament-Details/Chennai_North
  17. "Arulmigu Somanatha Swamy Temple, Kolthur, Chennai - 600099, Chennai District [TM000095]". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  18. "Arulmigu Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple, Kolathur, Chennai - 600099, Chennai District [TM001205].,lakshmi narayana perumal". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

Further reading

  • Prabhakar, Siddharth (24 October 2020). "How to kill a lake". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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