Vellala Street Explained

Vellala Street
Other Name:Vellalar Street
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Chennai
Coordinates:13.0835°N 80.2514°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chennai
Subdivision Type3:Metro
Subdivision Name3:Chennai
Subdivision Type4:Area
Subdivision Name4:Purasawalkam
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:600084
Blank1 Name Sec1:Planning agency
Blank1 Info Sec1:CMDA
Blank2 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Chennai Corporation

Vellala Street, also known as Vellalar Street, is a residential street in Purasawalkam in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Vellalar is supposedly a caste name crediting to the early residents who belonged to this caste. Later these distinctions vanished and led way to more diverse residents. One of the leading figures of early literature in English R. K. Narayan and his youngest brother R. K. Laxman, an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist were living at Number 1, Vellala Street.

Landmarks

Over the years, Vellala Street has changed from being a quiet bylane of Purasawalkam to a noisy one-way lane. But one landmark still remains - the Srinivasa Perumal temple[1]

Places of Worship

Two noticeable temple are located in this street. Karpaga Vinayagar Temple and Srinivasa Perumal Temple

Educational institutions

Meena Typing Institute

Schools

Corporation School

Shopping

Regular department stores, Muthu Pharmacy

Notes and References

  1. News: A landmark on Vellala Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20030915092641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/24/stories/2003042400200300.htm. dead. 15 September 2003. 24 Apr 2003. The Hindu. 1 Jan 2015.