List of neighbourhoods of Chennai
This is a list of areas and neighbourhoods in Chennai by region. The city is divided on the basis of composition into four major parts: North, Central, South and West. North Chennai is primarily an industrial area while some areas are residential. Central Chennai is the commercial heart of the city and the downtown area. South Chennai and West Chennai, previously predominantly residential areas are fast turning into commercial areas, hosting a large number of IT and financial companies alone the GST Road, OMR and NH 4.
North Chennai
- Redhills
- Kodungaiyur East
- Kodungaiyur West
- Madhavaram
- Puzhal
- Moolakadai
- Kolathur
- Parry's Corner
- Royapuram
- Villivakkam
- Perambur
- Korukkupet
- Tiruvottiyur
- Vyasarpadi
- Manali
- Tondiarpet
- Vallalar Nagar
- Ennore
- Old Washermenpet
- Kavangarai
- New Washermenpet
- Korukkupet
- Mannadi
- George Town
- Seven Wells
- Basin Bridge
- Sowcarpet
- Park Town
- Periametu
- Choolai
- Veppery
- Pattalam
- Pulinanthope
- M.K.B Nagar
- Sharma Nagar
- Selavoyal
- Edapalayam
- MAnjambakkam
- Ponniammanmedu
- Sembiam
- T.V.K Nagar
- I.C,F COlony north
- Central
- Padi
- Korattur
- Lakshmi puram
- Ambattur north
- Oragadam
- Ayapakkam
- Pattravakkam
- Thirumullaivoyal north
- Avadi north
- Surapet
- Ajax
- Kathivakkam
- Ernavur
- WIMCO
- Sathangadu
- Rajakadai
- Kadambakkam
- Kathirvedu
- Moolakothiram
- Erukanchery
- Basin Bridge
- Broadway
- Jamalia
- Kallikuppam
- Pattabiram
- Kosapet
West Chennai
- Alapakkam
- Anna Nagar
- Annanur
- Agathiyar Nagar
- Ambattur
- Bhuvaneshwari Nagar
- Chinmaya Nagar
- C.M.D.A Colony
- Defence Colony
- Padi
- Iyappakkam
- Korattur
- Mogappair East
- Mogappair West
- Arumbakkam
- Avadi
- Pudur
- Maduravoyal
- Koyambedu
- Ashok Nagar
- KK Nagar
- KK Nagar West
- KK Nagar East
- Karambakkam
- Vadapalani
- Saligramam
- Shakthi Nagar
- Sri Iyyappa Nagar
- Virugambakkam
- Alwarthirunagar
- Valasaravakkam
- Virukambakkam
- Thirunindravur
- Thirumangalam
- Thirumullaivayal
- Thiruverkadu
- Nandambakkam
- Nerkundrum
- Nesapakkam
- Ramapuram
- Mugalivakkam
- Mangadu
- M.G.R Nagar
- M.G.R Garden
- Pallavan Nagar
- Porur
- Poonamallee
- Mowlivakkam
- MMDA
South and East Chennai
- Meenambakkam
- Mylapore
- Perungudi
- Sholinganallur
- Alandur
- Adyar
- Besant Nagar
- Thiruvanmiyur
- Saidapet
- Guindy
- Madipakkam
- Nanganallur
- Velachery
- Pallikaranai
- Keelkattalai
- Kovilambakkam
- Thoraipakkam
- Neelankarai
- Injambakkam
- Chromepet
- Pallavaram
- Tambaram
- perungalathur
- palavanthangal
- Peerkankaranai
- Mudichur
- Vandalur
- Palavakkam
- Varadharajapuram
- Adambakkam
Suburban Chennai
Suburban Chennai includes almost half of the places in the districts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur. Suburban Chennai is commonly called as Greater Chennai.
Northern Suburbs of Chennai
Western Suburbs Chennai
Southern-western Suburbs of Chennai
- Pallavaram
- Pozhichalur
- Anakaputhur
- Pammal
- Kundrathur
- Mangadu
- Chrompet
- Keelkattalai
- Chitlapakkam
- Tambaram
- Selaiyur
- Madambakkam
- Medavakkam
- Sithalapakkam
- Kovilambakkam
- Nanmangalam
Suburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai
- Karapakkam
- Kanathur
- Muttukadu
- Kelambakkam
- Kovalam
- Siruseri
Satellite Towns
Although technically not belonging to the Chennai Metropolitan area, many of these satellite towns are referred to as being within Chennai.
The State government will decide on the expansion of the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) before the end of this fiscal, R Vaithilingam, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, told the Assembly on Aug 25, 2011. In view of the fast-paced development taking place in areas beyond the present metropolitan area jurisdiction, like Sriperumbudur, Kelambakkam, Tiruvallur and Mahabalipuram, it had become necessary to review the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area that was notified in 1973-74, he said.[1]
- Gummidipoondi (NH 5)
- Tiruvallur (NH 205)
- Sriperumpudur (NH 4)
- Mahabalipuram (ECR)
- Chengalpattu (NH 45, GST Road)
Important Roads of Chennai
- Anna Salai (Mount Road)(NH-45)
- Poonamallee High Road (NH-4)
- Inner Ring Road (100 Feet road or Jawaharlal Nehru road)(SH-2)
- Kamaraj Salai (Marina Beach road)
- Cenotaph Road
- North Usman Road
- Arcot Road(SH-113)
- Mount-Poonamallee Road(SH-55)
- Nungambakkam High Road
- Outer Ring Road
- Peters Road
- Sardar Patel Road
- Smith Road
- Whites Road
- Tambaram Mudichur road (SH-48)
- East Coast Road(SH-49)
- Rajiv Gandhi Salai(Old Mahabalipuram Road)(SH-49A)
- Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road(NH-205)
- Erukkancherry High Road (NH-5)
- Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road) (NH-45)
- GNT Road
- 200 feet Radial Road(state highway
References
- ↑ "Final call on Greater Chennai by fiscal year-end - southindia - Chennai - ibnlive". CNN-IBN. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.