Gnayiru

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Gnayiru
Coordinates: 13°15′22″N80°12′16″E / 13.256050°N 80.204330°E / 13.256050; 80.204330
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvallur
Taluk Ponneri
Metro Chennai
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
  Total4,516 [1]
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600067
Telephone code044-xxxx
Vehicle registration TN-18-xxxx & TN-20-xxxx(old)
Planning agency CMDA
City Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency Thiruvallur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Ponneri

Gnayiru, is a neighborhood in Chennai, Tiruvallur district, [2] [3] located North of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.

Gnayiru has a historical Hindu temple viz., Pushparatheswarar temple, [4] [5] which is under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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