Thiruninravur, Chennai | |
Settlement Type: | Suburb |
Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Thiruninravur, Chennai |
Coordinates: | 13.1236°N 80.0279°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type4: | Metro |
Subdivision Name4: | Chennai |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 11 |
Population Total: | 37095 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 602 024 |
Registration Plate: | TN 12 (RTO, Poonamallee) |
Thirunindravur is a neighbourhood situated in the western part of Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India, around 29 km from Chennai Central railway station. Thirunindravur comes under Chennai Metropolitan Area. The neighbourhood is served by Thirunindravur railway station. Thiruninravur lake provides the neighbourhood with water. It serves as the connecting hub between Chennai and Tirupati.
India census, Thiruninravur had a population of 37095. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thirunindravur has an average literacy rate of 91%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 95%, and female literacy is 88.6%.
The Outer Ring Road which is being laid in order to connect Vandalur to Ennore is being routed via Thiruninravur (Nemilichery) and more other places. The National Highway - NH205 passes through Thiruninravur and also referred to as MTH road or CTH road. The phase I from Vandalur to Nemelicherry (Thirunindravur) has been completed and is available for traffic.
The Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO[2] on 4 October 2013 to extending the entire Chennai - Tiruttani highway to 6 lanes at a cost of 168 Cr. The first phase will involve extending the road to 4 lanes - 100 ft with center median and encroachments have already started to be removed.[3]
Local colleges include Jaya Engineering College.