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Anakaputhur
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Anakaputhur
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Anakaputhur
Location in Tamil Nadu
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Anakaputhur
Location in India
Coordinates: 12°58′58″N80°07′35″E / 12.9828°N 80.1264°E / 12.9828; 80.1264
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
Metro Chennai Metropolitan Area
District Chengalpattu
City Tambaram, Chennai
Government
   MP T.R. Baalu (DMK)
   MLA I. Karunanithi (DMK)
   Corporation Commissioner R. Alagumeena IAS
   Mayor K. Vasanthakumari (DMK)
   Deputy Mayor G. Kamaraj (DMK)
Population
 (2011)
  Total48,050
Languages
[1]
   Official Tamil
   Additional official English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PINs
600070
Vehicle Registration TN 85
Law enforcement agency Tambaram City Police
Urban Planning Agency Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

Anakaputhur is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

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It is located next to Pammal on the western side. Anakaputhur was once famous for its traditional weaving business, which has declined due to modern competition. As of 2011, the town had a population of 48,050. Formerly a municipality, it was merged into Tambaram Municipal Corporation in 2021. [2] [3]

Demographics

Religious census
ReligionPercent(%)
Hindu
83.55%
Muslim
6.01%
Christian
10.09%
Sikh
0.01%
Buddhist
0.01%
Jain
0.14%
Other
0.19%
No religion
0.0%

According to 2011 census, Anakaputhur had a population of 48,050 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. [4] A total of 5,404 were under the age of six, constituting 2,736 males and 2,668 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 15.19% and 0.3% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.03%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. [4] The town had a total of 12146 households. There were a total of 18,103 workers, comprising 24 cultivators, 126 primary agricultural labourers, 382 in house hold industries, 15,517 other workers, 2,054 marginal workers, 16 marginal cultivators, 20 marginal agricultural labourers, 65 marginal workers in household industries and 1,953 other marginal workers. [5] As per the religious census of 2011, Anakaputhur had 83.55% Hindus, 6.01% Muslims, 10.09% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.14% Jains, 0.19% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. [6]

Geography

Anakaputhur is located at 12°58′58″N80°07′35″E / 12.9828°N 80.1264°E / 12.9828; 80.1264 . [7]

Temples

Theatres

Transport

Anakaputhur is connected to other parts of Chennai Metropolitan Area by MTC and other private bus operators. Frequent services are available to Poonamallee, Kundrathur, Tambaram, Iyyapanthangal, Pattabiram, Avadi, Keelkattalai, Thiruvallur, Hasthinapuram, Broadway, Mount Road, Adayar, Thiruporur, Paduur, Thiruneermalai, and Pozhichallur. The neighborhood is served by the Pallavaram railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network and the nearest airport to Anakaputhur is Chennai International Airport (3 km).

RTO

RTO : TN85 [8]

Office : Kundrathur

Address : 115/2D, Kundrathur Main Road, Kovoor

Pincode : 600122

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