| Kilpauk | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| Coordinates: | 13.0856°N 80.2379°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chennai District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Governing Body: | Chennai Corporation |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600010 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-01 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | CMDA |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chennai Corporation |
Kilpauk is a semi residential area located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The distance from Chennai's city to Kilpauk is about 6 km. The region is situated off the Poonamallee High Road in the west. Adjacent areas of Kilpauk include Chetpet, Kellys, Egmore, Ayanavaram, Anna Nagar, Choolaimedu and Purasawalkam.
The nearest railway station for Kilpauk is the one at Chetpet. This railway station lies to the south of Kilpauk and not more than a kilometre away. There are two metro stations which connects to Kilpauk, they are Nehru Park and Kilpauk (entrance of the Kilpauk Medical College). The Chennai Airport is about 18 km from Kilpauk.
This place was a cantonment area for British troops before India's independence. Today this locality is known as "Little Korea" due to the Korean population residing in this area.
The neighbourhood has a historical water-treatment plant.On the other end, to the west, is the Institute of Mental Health,[1] one of the oldest mental asyla in the continent, visited by Elizabeth II.
Both the Directorate of Medical Education and Government Kilpauk Medical College are located on EVR Periyar Salai. Kilpauk is also well known for engineering college head offices, including Rajalakshmi Institutions and Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology.
There is an Amman temple viz., Pathala Ponniamman Temple located at Kilpauk. This temple is maintained under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.[2]