| Keezhkattalai | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood in Tambaram |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| Coordinates: | 12.9649°N 80.1961°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chengalpattu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Governing Body: | Tambaram Corporation |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600117 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Distance from Chennai International Airport |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 6km (04miles) |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Distance from Pallavaram railway station |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 4km (02miles) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | CMDA |
Keelkattalai (also written as Kilkattalai or Keezhkattalai) is a suburb of Chennai, India and is part of the Chennai metropolitan area. Formerly a part of Pallavaram Municipality, it was merged into Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021.
Census of India,[1] Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981.
| Population! | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[2] | 17,440 | 9,243 | 8,197 | |
| 2011 | 27,981 | 14,027 | 13,954 |
The name Keelkattalai is derived from the word கீழ் from கிழக்கு (east) and கட்டளை (village) and translates to "The village to the east", with respect to Pallavaram, a Pallava era settlement.Initially, Keelkattalai was incorporated as a village panchayat and on 17 January 1970, it was merged with the Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Hasthinapuram Town Panchayat and Nemilichery Panchayat to form the Pallavaram municipality[3]
Keelkattalai enjoys a well connected road network to major hubs in the city through two arterial roads connecting namely the Medavakkam Main Road and Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road (SH 109). The area is served well by buses serviced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) to major locations inside the city. Despite having no railway connectivity, Keelkattalai is easily accessible from Pallavaram (Chennai Suburban Railway), St Thomas Mount (Chennai Suburban Railway) and Velachery (MRTS, Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System)
This list includes buses originating from Keelkattalai and the ones passing through Keelkattalai bus terminus.[4]
| Route | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| M14 | Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) (via Keelkattalai) | |
| M18C | Keelkattalai | T.Nagar (via Nanganallur) |
| M1 | Keelkattalai | Thiruvanmiyur (via Velachery) |
| M45E | Keelkattalai | Anna Square (via Velachery) |
| 18D | Keelkattalai | Broadway (via Adambakkam) |
| 76 | Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) | CMBT (via Keelkattalai) |
| S12 | Keelkattalai | Velachery |
| S74 | Keelkattalai | Pallavaram Railway Station |
Keelkattalai Lake is the main attraction.
Keelkattalai is part of Chengalpattu constituency from 2019 Loksabha general election.(Lok Sabha constituency)
Pallavaram (State Assembly Constituency)
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