Chetpet (Chennai) Explained

Chetpet
Settlement Type:neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
Coordinates:13.0741°N 80.2424°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chennai
Subdivision Type3:Metro
Subdivision Name3:Chennai
Governing Body:CMDA
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:600 031
Blank1 Name Sec1:Planning agency
Blank1 Info Sec1:CMDA

Chetpet is a neighbourhood in the Indian city of Chennai It is served by the Chetpet railway station in the Beach–Tambaram line of Chennai Suburban Railway. Chetpet has a pond between the Chetpet railway station and the Poonamallee High Road, one of the last surviving natural water bodies in the city. It is the locality in Chennai where the mathematician Ramanujan died.[1]

History

Along with Egmore and Nungambakkam, Chetpet is considered one of the original villages merged by the British to form Chennai.[2] [3] [4]

Development

Until recently, the waters of Chetpet lake supplied groundwater recharge for the surrounding neighbourhoods.[5]

Location – Chetpet

Chetpet is located at the center of Chennai, not far from Egmore railway station. CMBT is 8 km from Chetpet.Chetpet Eco Park is a famous landmark in this loacality. The Karukatthaman Koil is one of the temples in the locality inaugurated on July 12th 1924.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Squaring the circle. The Hindu. 132. 102. 3. 2006-04-23. 2016-09-18.
  2. [History of Chennai]
  3. [Nungambakkam]
  4. https://www.dinamalar.com/Topnewsdetail.asp?news_id=1439 Dinamalar.com "சென்னையும் சிவப்பு நிற கட்டடங்களும்"
  5. News: Lakshmi. K.. Hyacinth robbing Chetpet lake of life. 132. 102. 3. 2009-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20090503091818/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/30/stories/2009043059710300.htm. dead. 2009-05-03. The Hindu. 2009-05-01.