Surapet | |
Native Name Lang: | தமிழ் |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
Coordinates: | 13.1434°N 80.1912°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chennai |
Governing Body: | Greater Chennai Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.78 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | தமிழ் Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 600066 600099 |
Registration Plate: | TN-05 TN-18 |
Website: | https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/ |
Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
Subdivision Type4: | Division |
Subdivision Name4: | North Chennai |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Madhavaram |
Subdivision Type5: | Chennai Corporation Zone |
Subdivision Name5: | III |
Native Name: | சூரப்பட்டு |
Subdivision Type6: | Chennai Corporation Ward |
Subdivision Name6: | Old : 24 New : 32 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank Info Sec1: | North Chennai |
Blank Info Sec2: | Ambathur, Kolathur, Puzhal, Korattur |
Blank Name Sec2: | Neighbourhoods |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Total: | 10,444 |
Surapet, also known as Surapattu and Surapedu, is a neighbourhood in northwestern Chennai, India. Surapet is bordered by Puzhal in the north, Kolathur in the east, Puthagaram in the south, and Puzhal Lake in west.
The proposed second phase of the Chennai Metro has three lines. The third line is from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur. In that line, the proposed Retteri Metro Station and Kolathur Metro Station are 3 km away from Surapet.
The nearest railway station is Korattur Railway Station, 5 km away from Surapet. Chennai Egmore Railway Station and Chennai Central Railway Station, the two main railway terminals in Chennai, which are 14 km away from Surapet.
The Grand Northern Trunk Road is 3 km away from the neighbourhood and the Inner Ring Road is 3.5 km away.
The Chennai Bypass Road passes through the Surapet area and ends at National Highway 5, near Surapet.
Water bodies located nearby include Puzhal aeri, Rettai eri, and Korattur Lake.
The area, once a separate panchayat, has been part of the Chennai corporation administrative body since 2011, as the 24th ward in the Madhavaram constituency.
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.