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			{{Short description\|Neighborhood in Chennai, India}}
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			'''Porur''' ({{IPA-ta\|poːɾuːɾ\|lang}}) is a ] of ], ]. It is situated in the ] of ] in the southern part of the city. Since 2011, it has been a part of the ] and included in zone number 11.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-06-10\|title=Corporation of Chennai\|url=http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/images/MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-07-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610135005/http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/images/MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg\|archive-date=2020-06-10}}</ref>
	]
	'''Porur''' is a town in ] in the ]n ] of ]. It is a vibrant suburb of ]. It is located at 13.03° N and 80.16° E and 52 feet (15 metres) above sea level. It is located 18 km south-west of ] ] limits on the Guindy-Poonamalee road which eventually merges into the Chennai-Bangalore highway. For administrative purposes, Porur has been included in ].

			The earliest ] of Porur goes back to the Chola period when it served as the headquarters of an administrative division (''nadu'') called Perur Nadu. ] is the major source of fresh water for suburban areas such as ], ] and ]. Porur is also known for the ]. Porur houses Mono-pulse Secondary Surveillance radar, one of the two radars in the city, which aids air-transport communication.<ref name="ChennaiATC_EntireSouthIndianSkies">{{cite news
	*Taluk : ]
			\| last = Janardhanan
	*District : ]
			\| first = Arun
	*State : ]
			\| title = Chennai ATC enjoys the navigation of entire South Indian skies
	*MLA Constituency : ]
			\| newspaper = The Times of India
	*MP Constituency : ]
			\| location = Chennai
	*STD Code : 044
			\| language = ta
	*PIN Code : 600116
			\| publisher = The Times Group
	*Neighbouring Towns : ], ], ], ], ]
			\| date = 29 September 2011
			\| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-ATC-enjoys-the-navigation-of-entire-South-Indian-skies/articleshow/10163937.cms
			\| access-date = 1 Dec 2012}}</ref>

	==~~History~~==		== Location ==
			Porur is located at 13.03° N and 80.16° E, and 52 feet (15 metres) above sea level. It is bounded on the east and south-east by the Pallavaram Hills.
	Porur is believed to have a very long history, its existence going back to ] times. A decisive battle is believed to have been fought here during the ] period and hence the name 'Porur' which in ] roughly translates as 'Battlefield'.Besides,there is an ancient ] ] which is claimed to have been in existence for centuries.

			== History ==
	The antiquity of this township is further vouched for by the presence of a nearby township by name ] which may be an indicator of the inclusion of this region within the ] ] of ] during the 17th and 18th centuries AD.
			Porur was a little-known village administered as part of the Saidapet taluk of the then Chengalpattu district in 1961.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Tamil Nadu Government - RTO Details \|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/rtocontact.html \|website=www.tn.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="ws1p237">{{cite book\|title=Indian journal of power and river valley development, Volume 41\|pages=237\|year=1991}}</ref><ref name="ws2p910">{{cite book\|title=Eastern economist, Volume 41\|pages=910\|year=1963}}</ref><ref name="ws3p">{{cite book\|title=India Major Manufacturers\|pages=237\|publisher=Business Information Agency}}</ref> During that time, the Saidapet taluk adjoining Madras city,<ref name="madrasgazetteerp870">{{cite book\|title=Madras District Gazetteers\|author=B. S. Baliga\|pages=870\|year=1957}}</ref> especially the Mount-Poonamallee Road, was famous for industries and chemical plants producing a variety of products.<ref name="madrasgazetteerp805">{{cite book\|title=Madras District Gazetteers\|author=B. S. Baliga\|pages=805\|year=1957}}</ref>

			Porur village panchayat was upgraded to a Grade-I town panchayat on 1 October 1977.<ref name="madrasgazetteerp1273">{{cite book\|title=Madras District Gazetteers Volume 12 Part 2\|author=B. S. Baliga\|pages=1273\|year=1983}}</ref> It was upgraded to a selection grade town panchayat from 24 February 1982.<ref name="madrasgazetteerp1273" /> The population of the town at the 1981 census was 8,633.<ref name="madrasgazetteerp1273" />
	The history of Porur as a suburb of ] however dates from the post-independence era. During British rule, ] ended with ] Cantonment. The modern residential localities of Porur date from the 1970s onwards.

			== Demographics ==
	Some important localities of old Porur are Sakthi Nagar, Karambakkam, Sheikmaniam and Chinna Porur,R.E Nagar, Porur Gardens, Lakshmi nagar, Ambal nagar and Mangala nagar,Ramakrishna nagar, Renganathan nagar.
			{{Historical populations\|type=
			\| 1981 \|8633
			\| 1991 \|19507
			\| 2001 \|28782
			\| 2011 \|30060
			\| Footnote = Sources:
			* 1981 - 2001: {{cite book\|title=WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION IN PERI-URBAN CHENNAI – CASE STUDY FINDINGS\|author=G. Dattatri\|publisher=Service Provision Governance in the Peri-Urban Interface of Metropolitan Areas\|pages=8\|date=10–11 February 2005}}
			}}

			{{As of\|2001}} India ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-date=2004-06-16\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|access-date=2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Porur had a population of 28,782. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Porur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Porur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Population of Porur was 30,060 in 2011. The sex ratio was 938 females for every 1000 males. Porur is now administered by the ].{{fact\|date=March 2023}}
	==Geography==
	Porur is located at {{coord\|13.03\|N\|80.16\|E\|}}.<ref></ref> It has an average elevation of 16 ]s (52 ]). It is situated on the Mount Poonamalee Road at the point where Mount Poonamalee road and Arcot Road meet. It is situated 4 km west of ] and 9 km east of ] on the Guindy-Poonamalee road.It is 5 km from ] on the Arcot Road. Suburbs which surround Porur are ],],], Kerugambakkam,Thandalam and Kattupakkam.

	==~~Local~~ ~~facilities~~==		== Notes ==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

			{{Geographic Location
	===Hotels===
			\| title = '''Porur Neighboring Areas'''
	Hotel Grand Residency
			\| Northwest = ]
	Hotel Ashok Residency
			\| North = ]
			\| Northeast = ]
			\| West = ]
			\| Centre = Porur
			\| East = ]
			\| Southwest = ]
			\| South = ]
			\| Southeast = ]
			}}

	===Hospitals===
	* ], Mugalivakkam
	* Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospital

	=== Places of Worship ===
	* W.S Temple, Mt.Poonamallee High Road
	* Porur Periya Palli Mosque
	* Sree Yoga Vinayagar Alayam B.T.Nagar Kolapakkam
	* Porur Evangelical Church www.porurchurch.org
	* St.Matthew's Church (Nearby Porur Roundtana)
	* Balamurugan Koil (Modern Murugar temple with a history of less than 30 years)
	* St.Joseph's Church (Roman Catholic - Built in 1986 in the new location originally from 1980)
	* Evangelical Church of India (ECI)
	* Kamakshi Amman Koil
	* Eswaran Koil (400 plus years of history)
	* Nagathamman Koil
	* Sethu Kshetram Temple
	* Pillaiyar temple (In Sakthi nagar. Had the kumbabishekam recently)
	* sri durga lakshmisaraswathi temple {madhanandhapuram)
	* Ponni Amman Temple
	* Sri Akilandeshwari Samedha Sri Aadhi Kubbera Jalagandeshwarar Temple

	== Localities ==

	Prominent divisions of Porur include

	*]
	* Alapakkam
	* Ambal Nagar
	* Chinnaporur
	* Lakshmi Nagar
	* R.E Nagar
	* Madanandapuram
	* Mangala Nagar
	* Moulivakkam
	* Sakthi Nagar
	* Samayapuram
	* Ramakrishna Nagar
	* Ranganathan Nagar

	==Demographics==
	{{As of\|2001}} India ],<ref>{{GR\|India}}</ref> Porur had a population of 28,782. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Porur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Porur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. The sex ratio was 938 females for every 1000 males. The township is administered by a Town Panchayat.

	==Transport==

	Porur is situated at the junction of three major roads :

	* 1) The Arcot road which is 8-kilometre long and runs from Porur via Alwarthiru Nagar,Valasaravakkam,Virugambakkam and Vadapalani to Kodambakkam from where it extends further eastward as the Kodambakkam High Road.
	* 2) Mount-Poonamalle Trunk road which is around 13 kilometre long and connects Guindy and St.Thomas Mount with Poonamallee township.
	* 3) Kundrathur road which connects Porur with Kundrathur and Mangadu.

	Of these,the Poonamallee trunk road extends all the way to the taluk headquarters of Poonamallee beyond which it becomes the Chennai-Bangalore Highway.The Poonamallee trunk road also connectes Porur with the Chennai-Kanyakumari National Highway at Guindy.

	Its strategic location at the junction of three major roads and its position as a highway town on the Chennai-Bangalore highway indicates that Porur is well-connected with the rest of Chennai. However, this is not the case.The obscureness of Porur and the distance from the heart of the city has limited transport facilities.

	However, Porur is fairly well connected with buses to Broadway, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].

	The nearest railway station is 5-kilometres away at Guindy which had, for a long time, before the arrival of new residential areas, been Porur's main means of contact with Chennai city.
	The nearest airport is ] at ], 8-kilometres away.

	The main mode of transport and conveyance are buses and share-autos. Autos and call taxis are rarely used.

	== Places of Worship ==
	*PorurPeriyaPalliMosque
	* Sree Yoga Vinayagar Alayam B.T.Nagar Kolapakkam
	* Porur Evangelical Church www.porurchurch.org
	* St.Matthew's Church (Nearby Porur Roundtana)
	* Balamurugan Koil (Modern Murugar temple with a history of less than 30 years)
	* St.Joseph's Church (Roman Catholic - Built in 1986 in the new location originally from 1980)
	* Evangelical Church of India (ECI)
	* Kamakshi Amman Koil
	* Eswaran Koil (400 plus years of history)
	* Nagathamman Koil
	* Sethu Kshetram Temple
	* Pillaiyar temple (In Sakthi nagar. Had the kumbabishekam recently)
	* sri durga lakshmisaraswathi temple {madhanandhapuram)
	* Ponni Amman Temple
	* Sri Akilandeshwari Samedha Sri Aadhi Kubbera Jalagandeshwarar Temple

	==Education==
	* ].
	* PSBB Millenium CBSE School
	* Pon Vidhyashram CBSE School
	* OMEGA International Residential School
	* Alpha College of Arts and Science.
	* Little Flower Polytechnic.
	* Holy Angels Matriculation School.
	* St Mary's Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
	* Govt Higher Secondary School.
	* Swamy's Matriculation School.
	* St Johns Matriculation School.
	* St Anne's Higher Secondary School.
	* Assisi Matriculation Higher Secondary School.

	'''Conveniences:'''
	Being mostly a residential area, there are ample shops and quite a few banks. ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] are the banks that have their branches in Porur.

	== IT Hub ==

	With three IT SEZs(Special Economic Zones) coming up in Porur it is becoming a major IT hub of Chennai next to the OMR. Two of the IT SEZs have already started operations (however only 3 out of the 11 proposed blocks at ] are fully operational as of now). The DLF IT Park currently has prestigious companies like IBM,Logica,EDS(Mphasis),Syntel,Cognigent] as tenants with more to follow in the future. The 3rd SEZ is expected to start operations by end of 2008. There would be a total of 1,00,000 employees working in the three IT SEZs. TCG IT park coming up at porur has been taken up by HP. It would employ around 2000 people by end of 2008.

	== Miscellaneous ==

	The Control tower popularly known as Radar Station for Madras Airport Authority with a control radius of 173 KM was once operational(till 1996) in the south-east Porur which was statergically replaced elsewhere due to population outburst.

	===Porur Lake===

	Porur Twin Lake also called Retteri in local language is one of the primary water resource for people residing in ]. It is actually a temporary catchment area connected with ]. There are four filters working 24x7 to pump water to K.K.Nagar double tank distribution point. Bathing, Washing and/or Swimming is currently prohibitted in this lake from 1995. A better view of the lake can be appreciated from the ]

	==References==
	<references/>
	{{Neighborhoods of Chennai}}		{{Neighborhoods of Chennai}}
			{{Chennai Topics}}
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	[[vi:Poru Porur is famous for its traffic as well. Its takes around 20 mins to cross porur junction during peak hours. its the long time wish for the commuters that porur junction should have an over bridge

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Neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Porur
Neighbourhood

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Coordinates: 13°02′18″N 80°09′23″E / 13.038200°N 80.156500°E / 13.038200; 80.156500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Taluk	Maduravoyal
Zone	Central Chennai Zone
Government
• Type	Chennai Corporation
• Body	Chennai Corporation
Area
• Total	3.78 km (1.46 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population
• Total	28,783
• Density	7,600/km (20,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600 116
Vehicle registration	TN 10(RTO, Chennai(South West))

Porur (Tamil: [poːɾuːɾ]) is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is situated in the Maduravoyal taluk of Chennai district in the southern part of the city. Since 2011, it has been a part of the Chennai Corporation and included in zone number 11.

The earliest recorded history of Porur goes back to the Chola period when it served as the headquarters of an administrative division (nadu) called Perur Nadu. Porur Lake is the major source of fresh water for suburban areas such as Iyyapanthangal, Moulivakkam and Mangadu. Porur is also known for the Ramachandra Medical College. Porur houses Mono-pulse Secondary Surveillance radar, one of the two radars in the city, which aids air-transport communication.

Location

Porur is located at 13.03° N and 80.16° E, and 52 feet (15 metres) above sea level. It is bounded on the east and south-east by the Pallavaram Hills.

History

Porur was a little-known village administered as part of the Saidapet taluk of the then Chengalpattu district in 1961. During that time, the Saidapet taluk adjoining Madras city, especially the Mount-Poonamallee Road, was famous for industries and chemical plants producing a variety of products.

Porur village panchayat was upgraded to a Grade-I town panchayat on 1 October 1977. It was upgraded to a selection grade town panchayat from 24 February 1982. The population of the town at the 1981 census was 8,633.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	8,633	—
1991	19,507	+126.0%
2001	28,782	+47.5%
2011	30,060	+4.4%

As of 2001 India census, Porur had a population of 28,782. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Porur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Porur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Population of Porur was 30,060 in 2011. The sex ratio was 938 females for every 1000 males. Porur is now administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation.

Notes

"Corporation of Chennai". 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
Janardhanan, Arun (29 September 2011). "Chennai ATC enjoys the navigation of entire South Indian skies". The Times of India (in Tamil). Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
"Tamil Nadu Government - RTO Details". www.tn.gov.in.
Indian journal of power and river valley development, Volume 41. 1991. p. 237.
Eastern economist, Volume 41. 1963. p. 910.
India Major Manufacturers. Business Information Agency. p. 237.
B. S. Baliga (1957). Madras District Gazetteers. p. 870.
B. S. Baliga (1957). Madras District Gazetteers. p. 805.
^ B. S. Baliga (1983). Madras District Gazetteers Volume 12 Part 2. p. 1273.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

Porur Neighboring Areas

Porur

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Adyar Adambakkam Adayalampattu Alapakkam Alandur Alwarpet Alwarthirunagar Ambattur Aminjikarai Anna Nagar Anna Nagar West Annanur Andarkuppam Arumbakkam Ashok Nagar Athipattu Avadi Ayanavaram Besant Nagar Chepauk Chembarambakkam Chengalpattu Chetput Choolai Choolaimedu Edayanchavadi Egmore Ennore Ernavoor Foreshore Estate Georgetown Greenways Road Guduvancheri Gummidipoondi Guindy Guindy TVK Estate ICF Colony Injambakkam Irumbuliyur Irungattukottai The Island Jawahar Nagar K. K. Nagar Kandanchavadi Kannammapet Karapakkam Karanodai Kathivakkam Kattankulathur Kavaraipettai Kelambakkam Kilambakkam Kilpauk Kanathur Kodambakkam Kodungaiyur Kolathur Komakkambedu Korattur Kosappur Kottivakkam Kotturpuram Kovalam Kovilambakkam Koyambedu Kundrathur Madipakkam Madhavaram Madhavaram Milk Colony Maduravoyal Mamallapuram Manali Manali New Town Manapakkam Mandavelli Mangadu Manjambakkam Maraimalai Nagar Mathur Medavakkam Meenambakkam Minjur Mogappair Moolakadai Muttukadu Mylapore Nandanam Nandambakkam Nandiambakkam Nanganallur Navalur Neelankarai Nerkundram Nesapakkam Nolambur Nungambakkam Padi Palavakkam Palavanthangal Pallikaranai Panagal Park Park Town Parry's Corner Pattabiram Pattaravakkam Pazhaverkadu Perambur Periapalayam Perumbakkam Perungudi Pondy Bazaar Ponneri Poonamallee Porur Potheri Pudhur Purasawalkam Puzhal Puzhuthivakkam Red Hills Royapettah Royapuram Sadayankuppam Saidapet Santhome Semmencherry Sholavaram Sholinganallur Shenoy Nagar Singaperumalkoil Siruseri Sithalapakkam Sriperumbudur Sunguvarchatram Surapet Sowcarpet St. Thomas Mount T. Nagar Tharamani Teynampet Thirumangalam Thirumazhisai Thirumullaivoyal Thiruninravur Thiruvanmiyur Thiruvidandhai Thiruporur Thuraipakkam Tirusulam Tiruverkadu Tiruvottiyur Tolgate Tondiarpet Triplicane Trustpuram Urapakkam Vadapalani Vadaperumbakkam Valasaravakkam Vallalar Nagar Vanagaram Vandalur Velachery Veppampattu Vichoor Villivakkam Vinayagapuram Virugambakkam Vyasarpadi Washermanpet West Mambalam

Neighbourhoods of Chennai (city)

Chennai

History

Early history (pre-1500)	Sangam period Thomas the Apostle Pallava Dynasty Chola Dynasty Vijayanagar Empire
Colonial period (1500–1900)	São Tomé de Meliapore Raja of Chandragiri Agency of Fort St George 1721 Madras cyclone Carnatic Wars (Madras Adyar Chingleput) Anglo-Mysore Wars Governors
Modern period (1900–present)	Arbuthnot Bank Crash Besant v. Narayaniah Bombardment of Madras by SMS Emden de La Haye scandal 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike Neil Statue Satyagraha 1928 South Indian Railway Strike 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Strike 1943 Chennai floods Madras Manade Anti-Hindi agitations R. S. S. Chennai bombing 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 2013 Anti-Sri Lanka protests 2015 South India floods
Writers and historians	S. Muthiah Randor Guy S. Theodore Baskaran V. Sriram A. R. Venkatachalapathy

Geography and wildlife

Regions	Chennai Metropolitan Area Central Chennai North Chennai South Chennai
Waterways	Adyar River Buckingham Canal Coovum River Kosasthalaiyar River Otteri Nullah
Lakes	Adambakkam Lake Ambattur Lake Ayanambakkam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Chetput Lake Chitlapakkam Lake Cholavaram aeri ICF Lake Korattur Aeri Long Tank Madambakkam Lake Madhavaram Lake Maduranthakam Lake Mangal Lake Manali Lake Pallavaram Lake Paruthipattu Lake Perungudi Lake Porur Lake Pulhal Lake Porur Lake Red Hills Lake Retteri Thervoy Kandigai reservoir Tiruninravur Lake Velachery Lake Veeranam Vilinjiyambakkam Lake Villivakkam lake
Islands	Kattupalli Island Quibble Island The Island
Zoological parks	Arignar Anna Zoological Park Chennai Snake Park Guindy National Park Madras Crocodile Bank
Reserve Forests	Nanmangalam Reserve Forest Vandalur Reserve Forest
Marshlands	Adyar Creek Ennore Creek Pallikaranai Wetland
Heritage monuments	Amir Mahal Bharat Insurance Building Brodie Castle Chennai Central Prison Chepauk Palace LIC Building Lighthouse Police headquarters Port Trust Building Rajaji Hall Ripon Building Royapuram railway station University of Madras Senate House Southern Railway headquarters Valluvar Kottam Victoria Public Hall Anna Nagar twin arches
Statues	Marina Beach Statues Thomas Munro Triumph of Labour
Memorials	Anna Memorial Gandhi Mandapam M.G.R. and Amma Memorial Madras War Cemetery Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Victory War Memorial Vivekanandar Illam

Administration and politics

Districts

Taluks

Chennai District	Aminjikarai Ayanavaram Egmore Guindy Mambalam Mylapore Perambur Purasaiwalkam Tondiarpet Velachery
Tiruvallur district	Tiruvottiyur Madhavaram Ambattur Avadi Maduravoyal Ponneri Poonamallee Tiruvallur Gummidipoondi Uthukottai Tiruttani Pallipattu
Kanchipuram district	Alandur Sholinganallur Pallavaram Tambaram Chengalpattu Thiruporur Tirukalukundram Sriperumbudur Walajabad Kanchipuram Uthiramerur Madurantakam Cheyyur
Vellore District	Arakkonam

Constituencies

Parliamentary	Chennai Central Chennai North Chennai South Sriperumbudur Thiruvallur
Assembly	Alandur Ambattur Anna Nagar Avadi Chengalpattu Chepauk Egmore Harbour Kolathur Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mylapore Pallavaram Perambur Ponneri Poonamallee RK Nagar Royapuram Saidapet Sholinganallur Sriperumbudur T.Nagar Tambaram Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Thiruvottiyur Thousand Lights Tiruvallur Villivakkam Virugambakkam Velachery

Nodal agencies

Economy

Business districts	Burma Bazaar Kothawal Chavadi Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex Panagal Park Parry's Corner Pondy Bazaar Purasawalkam Ranganathan Street Ritchie Street Velachery Washermanpet
SEZ	SEZ Corridor MEPZ Tidel Park TIDEL Park, Pattabiram World Trade Center
Companies and institutions	Aavin Ashok Leyland Basin Bridge Gas Blue Dart Aviation Chettinad Group Chennai Trade Centre EID Parry Ennore Thermal GMR Vasavi Heavy Vehicles Factory Higginbotham's Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Integral Coach Factory Madras Atomic Power Station Madras Rubber Factory Madras Stock Exchange Murugappa Group North Chennai Thermal Reserve Bank of India Royal Enfield SPIC Sun Group The Hindu The New Indian Express TI Cycles of India TVS Motors Vallur Thermal World Bank office
Industry	Automotive Electronics Retail Software

Culture and recreation

General	Architecture of Chennai Broadcasting in Chennai Kollywood Madrassi Madras Bashai Madras School Tourism in Chennai
Beaches	Covelong Elliot's Beach Golden Beach Marina Beach
Parks	Anna Nagar Tower Park Dr. Annie Besant Park May Day Park Natesan Park Panagal Park People's Park Semmozhi Poonga Secretariat Park Tholkappia Poonga
Cinemas	Cinépolis INOX PVR Cinemas Mayajaal Multiplex Shanti Theatre
Periodic events	Chennai Book Fair Chennai International Film Festival Chennai Sangamam Lit for Life Madras Day Madras Music Season Saarang Techofes
Theme parks	MGM Dizzee World Queens Land VGP Universal Kingdom Dash N Splash Kishkinta Mayajaal
Shopping malls	Abhirami Mega Mall Alsa Mall Ampa Skywalk Chandra Mall Chennai Citi Centre Coromandel Plaza Express Avenue Gold Souk Grande Mall Phoenix Market City Ramee Mall Spectrum Mall Spencer Plaza Forum Vijaya Mall
Clubs	Gymkhana Club Madras Boat Club Royal Madras Yacht Club

Religion

Temples	Adikesava Perumal Temple Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple Anjaneya Temple, Nanganallur Ayyappan Temple Ashtalakshmi Kovil Bodyguard Muniswaran Temple Dandeeswarar Temple Devi Karumariamman Temple Ekambareswarar Temple ISKCON Temple Chennai Kalikambal Temple Kamakshi Amman Temple Kapaleeswarar Temple Kundrathur Murugan Temple Kalikambal Temple Madhya Kailash Marundeeswarar Temple Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple Parthasarathy Temple Prathyangira Devi Temple Ravishwarar Temple Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Vadapalani Andavar Temple Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple
Churches	Armenian Church Church of Our Lady of Light St. Andrew's Kirk St. George's Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral Santhome Basilica St. Mary's Church
Others	Madras Synagogue Mahabodhi Centre Thousand Lights Mosque

Transport

Air

Chennai International Airport

Sea

Rail

Railways	Chennai Metro Chennai Metrolite Chennai MRTS Chennai Suburban Railway Southern Railway
Stations	Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Others

Road

Roads and expressways	Anna Salai Cenotaph Road Chennai Bypass Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway China Bazaar Road East Coast Road Inner Ring Road Outer Ring Road Poonamallee High Road Rajiv Gandhi Salai Sardar Patel Road
Grade separators and flyovers	Anna Flyover Chennai Airport Flyover Chrompet Flyover Irumbuliyur Junction Kathipara Junction Koyambedu Junction Madhavaram Junction Maduravoyal Junction Moolakadai Junction Padi Junction
Others	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus Kilambakkam bus terminus Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus Metropolitan Transport Corporation State Express Transport Corporation

Sport

Venues

Teams

Badminton	Chennai Superstarz
Cricket	Chennai Super Kings Chepauk Super Gillies
Field hockey	Chennai Cheetahs Chennai Veerans
Football	Chennai City F.C. Chennaiyin FC
Kabaddi	Tamil Thalaivas
Tennis	V Chennai Warriors
Table tennis	Chennai Lions
Volleyball	Chennai Spartans Chennai Spikers Chennai Blitz

Others

Institutions

Education

Universities	Anna University University of Madras Dr MGR Medical University Dr Ambedkar Law University Indian Maritime University Veterinary and Animal Sciences University VIT University Chennai SRM Institute of Science and Technology B S Abdur Rahman University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Vels University Hindustan University
Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Madras College of Engineering, Guindy Madras Institute of Technology Alagappa College of Technology
Medical	Madras Medical College Stanley Medical College Kilpauk Medical College Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute National Institute of Siddha
Arts and science	Loyola Madras Christian College Presidency College Queen Mary's (Women) Vivekananda Pachaiyappa's College Stella Mary's (Women) DG Vaishnav MOP Vaishnav (Women) Women's Christian College
Research	Central Leather Research Institute National Institute of Ocean Technology Institute of Mathematical Sciences Chennai Mathematical Institute Regional Meteorological Centre Structural Engineering Research Centre Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (India)

Diplomatic
missions

Hospitals

Hotels

Localities

North	Aamullaivoyal Aathur Agaram Alamathi Andarkuppam Angadu Anuppampattu Arambakkam Arani Ariyalur Arumandhai Assisi Nagar, Chennai Athipattu Athipattu New Town Athivakkam Attanthangal Avurikollaimedu Ayanavaram Azhinjivakkam Bandikavanoor Basin Bridge Chinnasekkadu Chettimedu Edapalayam Edayanchavadi Ennore Elandanur Elanthancherry Elavur Ernavoor Erukkancherry Gnayiru Gounderpalayam Grant Lyon Gummidipoondi Janapanchatram Jawahar Nagar Kadapakkam Kaladipet Kalakkral Kalpalayam Kanniammanpettai Kannigaipair Karanodai Kathirvedu Kathivakkam Katupalli Kavangarai Kavaraipettai Kasimedu Kattur KK Thazhai Kaviarasu Kannadhasan Nagar Kodipallam Kodungaiyur Kolathur Kondithope Korukkupet Kosappur Kottai Karai Kumaran Nagar Lakshmipuram Madhavaram Madhavaram Milk Colony Madharpakkam Madiyur Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar Manali Manali New Town Manjambakkam Mathur Mettu Surapedu Mettu Thandalam Minjur Moolachatiram Moolakadai Muthialpet Nallur Nandiambakkam Napalayam Naravarikuppam New Erumai Vetti Palayam Old Erumai Vetti Palayam Orakadu Padianallur Pallipattu Panchetti Payasambakkam Pazhaverkadu Perambur Peravallur Periapalayam Periyamullavoyal Periyar Nagar Periyasekkadu Perungavur Ponneri Ponniammanmedu Pothur Puthubakkam Puduvoyal Pulli Lyon Puthagaram Puzhal Red Hills Retteri Royapuram Sadayankuppam Sathangadu Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Tiruvottiyur) Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Vyasarpadi) Seemavaram Selavayal Sembilivaram Sembium Sembiyamanali Sholavaram Siruvapuri Sirunium Sowcarpet Sothuperumbedu Surapet Thadaperumbakkam Thatchoor Thathaimanji Theerthakariampattu Theeyampakkam Thervoy Kandigai Thirunilai Thiruvellavoyal Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Tiruvottiyur Tollgate Tondiarpet Uthukottai Vadagarai Vadamadurai Vadaperumbakkam Vaikkadu Vallalar Nagar Vallur Vannipakkam Vazhuthigaimedu Vellivoyalchavadi Vengal Vichoor Vijayanallur Vilakupattu Vilangadupakkam Villivakkam Vinayagapuram VOC Nagar Voyalur Vyasarpadi Washermanpet Wimco Nagar
West	Adayalampattu Alwarthirunagar Ambattur Aminjikarai Athipet Andankuppam Anna Nagar Anna Nagar West Annanur Arakkambakkam Aranvoyal Ashok Nagar Arakkonam Arumbakkam Avadi Ayanambakkam Ayapakkam Ayathur Beemanthangal Chembarambakkam Choolaimedu Egattur Gerugambakkam Govardhanagiri ICF Colony Irungattukottai Iyyapanthangal K. K. Nagar Kadambathur Kadavur Kakkalur Kakkalur Industrial Estate Kallikuppam Karambakkam Karayanchavadi Kattupakkam Kilkondaiyur Koduvalli Koladi Kolapakkam Konnur Korattur Kovur Koyambedu Kumananchavadi Kundrathur Kuthambakkam Maduravoyal Malayambakkam Manapakkam Manavala Nagar Melkondaiyur Mettu Kandigai MGR Nagar Mogappair Morai Moulivakkam Mugalivakkam Muthapudupet Nandambakkam Nandambakkam Narasingapuram Nazarathpettai Nemam Nemilichery Nesapakkam Nerkundram Nolambur Noombal Oragadam Padi Pakkam Pandeswaram Pandur Paraniputhur Parivakkam Paruthipattu Pattabiram Pattaravakkam Perambakkam Periyapanicheri Perumalpattu Poochi Athipedu Poonamallee Poondi Poonthandalam Porur Pudhur Putlur Ramapuram Ramavaram Sekkadu Seneerkuppam Sevvapet Shenoy Nagar Sorancheri Sriperumbudur Sunguvarchatram Surapet Tamaraipakkam Thandalam Thandurai Thathankuppam Thirumangalam Thirumazhisai Thirumullaivoyal Thiruninravur Tiruvallur Tiruverkadu Valasaravakkam Vanagaram Veerapuram Vellanur Vellavedu Velappanchavadi Vengathur Venkatapuram Veppampattu Vilinjiyambakkam Virugambakkam
Central	Alwarpet Broadway Burma Bazaar Chennai Central Chepauk Chetput Chintadripet Choolai Egmore Foreshore Estate George Town Gopalapuram Greenways Road Kilpauk Kodambakkam Kosapet Kothawal Chavadi Kotturpuram Mandavelli Mannady Mambalam MRC Nagar Mylapore Nandanam Nochikuppam Nungambakkam Otteri Panagal Park Park Town Parry's Corner Pattalam Periamet Pondy Bazaar Pudupet Pulianthope Purasawalkam Quibble Island Raja Annamalai Puram Royapettah Saidapet Saligramam Santhome T Nagar Teynampet The Island Triplicane Trustpuram Vadapalani Vepery West Mambalam
South	Adambakkam Adyar Agaramthen Alandur Anakaputhur Besant Nagar Chitlapakkam Chromepet Chengalpattu Egattur Ekkaduthangal Erumaiyur Gowrivakkam Guduvancheri Guindy Guindy TVK Estate Devaneri Hasthinapuram Illalur Injambakkam Irumbuliyur Jafferkhanpet Jaladampet Kanathur Kandanchavadi Kannivakkam Karanai Karapakkam Karumbakkam Kattankulathur Kazhipattur Kizhkalvoy Keelkattalai Kelambakkam Kottivakkam Kovalam Kovilambakkam Kovilanchery Madambakkam Madhuvankarai Madipakkam Mamallapuram Manimangalam Mannivakkam Maraimalai Nagar Medavakkam Meenambakkam Melkalvoy MEPZ Mettukuppam Mudichur Muttukadu Nandivaram Nanganallur Nanmangalam Navalur Neelankarai Nellikuppam Noothancheri Okkiyam Okkiyampet Oragadam Ottiambakkam Padappai Palavakkam Palavanthangal Pallavaram Pallikaranai Pammal Panaiyur Paranur Pattipulam Payanur Pazhanthandalam Peerkankaranai Perumbakkam Perumathunallur Perungalathur Perungudi Perunthandalam Ponmar Polichalur Potheri Pudupakkam Puzhuthivakkam Rajakilpakkam Rathinamangalam Selaiyur Sembakkam Semmencherry Sholinganallur Singaperumalkoil Siruseri Sithalapakkam Somangalam St. Thomas Mount Tambaram Tambaram Sanatorium Thaiyur Tharamani Tharapakkam Thirumudivakkam Thiruneermalai Thiruporur Thiruvanmiyur Thiruvidandhai Thuraipakkam Tirusulam Ullagaram Urapakkam Uthandi Vadanemili Vandalur Vanuvampet Velachery Vengaivasal Vettuvankeni

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