Maha Kavi Bharathi Nagar | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Maha Kavi Bharathi Nagar (Chennai) |
Coordinates: | 13.1258°N 80.2621°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 28 |
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: | 600039 |
Registration Plate: | TN-05-yy-xxxx |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Perambur Assembly constituency |
MKB Nagar, also known as Maha kavi Bharathi Nagar, is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It was earlier known as Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony until 1982.
MKB Nagar is located in North Chennai. It borders Kodungaiyur to the north, Mullai Nagar to the east, Vyasarpadi to the south-east. Erukkancheri High Road borders this area in south. The locality was planned by the State Housing Board. The locality also consists of Weavers Colony in the north.
It has CBSC school/govt school and all major banks and ATM's. MKB Nagar has supermarkets like Reliance and nilgiris.
Includes post office as well
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to MKB Nagar from other major parts of the Chennai city. There are two bus terminals in MKB Nagar: MKB Nagar and Mullai Magar (MKB Nagar East).
The nearest railway station is Vyasarpadi Jeeva.
MKB Nagar comes under Perambur Assembly constituency and Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency.[1]