Kattupakkam | |
Native Name Lang: | ta |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Kattupakkam, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates: | 13.0414°N 80.1267°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kattupakkam&params=13.0414_N_80.1267_E_type:city_region:IN |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tiruvallur district |
Established Title: | |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 64 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 600056[1] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Other Neighbourhoods |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Porur, Moulivakkam, Iyyapanthangal, Mugalivakkam, Manapakkam, Mangadu, Kumananchavadi and Poonamallee |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Municipal body |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | District Collector |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Alby John Varghese, I. A. S. |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | LS |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | VS |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Alandur |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | MP |
Blank6 Info Sec1: | T. R. Baalu |
Blank7 Name Sec1: | MLA |
Blank7 Info Sec1: | T. 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.
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.
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. Pillayar Kovil on the Sendurpuram Main Road is another old temple.