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 48.North madras end on the area Red Hills.
North Chennai
- Red Hills
- Royapuram
- Korukkupet
- Vyasarpadi
- Tondiarpet
- Tiruvottiyur
- Ennore
- Minjur
- Old Washermenpet
- Madhavaram
- Manali New Town
- Naravarikuppam
- Sowcarpet
- Puzhal
- Moolakadai
- Central
- Kodungaiyur
- Madhavaram Milk Colony
- Mathur MMDA
- Kolathur
- Parry's Corner
- Purasawalkam
- Perambur
- Manali
- Vallalar Nagar
- New Washermenpet
- Mannadi
- George Town
- Basin Bridge
- Park Town
- Periametu
- Choolai
- Veppery
- Pattalam
- Pulinanthope
- M.K.B Nagar
- Selavoyal
- Manjambakkam
- Ponniammanmedu
- Sembiam
- T.V.K Nagar
- ICF Colony
- Lakshmipuram
- Oragadam
- Ayapakkam
- Pattravakkam
- Thirumullaivoyal north
- Avadi
- Kathivakkam
- Kathirvedu
- Erukanchery
- Broadway
- Jamalia
- Kallikuppam
- Pattabiram
- Kosapet
- Villivakkam
West Chennai
- Porur
- Anna Nagar
- Aminjikarai
- Ambattur
- Defence Colony
- Padi
- Ayappakkam.
- Korattur
- Mogappair
- Arumbakkam
- Avadi
- Pudur
- Maduravoyal
- Koyambedu
- Ashok Nagar
- KK Nagar
- Karambakkam
- Vadapalani
- Saligramam
- Virugambakkam
- Alwarthirunagar
- Valasaravakkam
- Thirunindravur
- Thirumangalam
- Thirumullaivayal
- Thiruverkadu
- Nandambakkam
- Nerkundrum
- Nesapakkam
- Nolambur
- Ramapuram
- Mugalivakkam
- Mangadu
- M.G.R Nagar
- M.G.R Garden
- Alapakkam
- Poonamallee
- Mowlivakkam
- Gerugambakkam
- MMDA Colony
- Thirumazhisai
- Iyyapanthangal
- Annanur
South and East Chennai
- Teynampet
- Thousand Lights
- Gopalapuram
- Mylapore
- Egmore
- Chetpet
- Perungudi
- Sholinganallur
- Alandur
- Adyar
- Besant Nagar
- Triplicane
- T. Nagar
- Thiruvanmiyur
- Saidapet
- Guindy
- Madipakkam
- Nanganallur
- Velachery
- Taramani
- Pallikaranai
- Keelkattalai
- Kovilambakkam
- Thoraipakkam
- Neelankarai
- Injambakkam
- Chromepet
- Pallavaram
- Tambaram
- Perungalathur
- Palavanthangal
- Peerkankaranai
- Mudichur
- Vandalur
- Kolappakkam
- Mambakkam
- Palavakkam
- Varadharajapuram
- Medavakkam
- West Mambalam
- Kottivakkam
Suburban Chennai
Suburban Chennai includes almost half of the places in the districts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur. They are commonly called as Outer Chennai .
Northern Suburbs of Chennai
Western Suburbs of Chennai
Southern-western Suburbs of Chennai
- Chembarambakkam
- Singaperumal Kovil
- Maraimalai nagar
- Urappakam
- Guduvancherry
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 25 August 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 48)
- Mahabalipuram (ECR)
- Chengalpattu (NH 45, GST Road)
Important Roads of Chennai
- Anna Salai (Mount Road) (NH-45)
- Poonamallee High Road (NH-48)
- Inner Ring Road (100 Feet road or Jawaharlal Nehru road) (SH-2)
- Kamaraj Salai (Marina Beach road)
- Cenotaph Road
- North Usman Road
- South Usman Road
- Bazullah Road
- Habibullah 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
- Velachery Main Road
- Vanagaram-Ambattur-Puzhal 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)
- GST Road
- Avadi-Poonamalle-St Thomas mount Highroad (SH-55)
- Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR)
- 200 feet Radial Road
- Poonamallee - Thiruninravur (SH-50)
- Poonamale - Pattabiram Highroad (SH-206)
- Wallajah Road, Chennai
References
- "Final call on Greater Chennai by fiscal year-end - southindia - Chennai - ibnlive". CNN-IBN. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.