Kattupakkam

13°02′29″N 80°07′36″E / 13.0414°N 80.1267°E / 13.0414; 80.1267[1]Country IndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictTiruvallur districtElevation64 m (210 ft)Languages • OfficialTamil, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINOther NeighbourhoodsPorur, Moulivakkam, Iyyapanthangal, Mugalivakkam, Manapakkam, Mangadu, Kumananchavadi and PoonamalleeDistrict CollectorAlby John Varghese, I. A. S.LSSriperumbudurVSAlandurMPT. R. BaaluMLAT. M. Anbarasan

Kattupakkam^[2] is a suburb of Chennai, in Tiruvallur district,^[3] Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the western side of the city.

Location

Kattupakkam is located 20 kilometres from Fort St George on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. The nearest bus depot is at Iyyappanthangal, which is one kilometre from Kattupakkam, while the nearest railway station is at Guindy, 8 kilometres away. Kattupakkam is near to the Mangadu Amman temple. Tiruverkadu Karumari Amman Temple is about 5 kilometers from here. The Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute is about 2 kilometers.

Landmarks

Kattupakkam has a number of temples, mosques and churches. The Sri Vada Chendur Murugan Temple at Kattupakkam is one of the oldest Hindu temples built in the city.^{[citation needed]} Pillayar Kovil on the Sendurpuram Main Road is another old temple.

References

External links

• GeoHack - Kattupakkam