Sangothai Amman temple and Gangai Amman temple are the most important Hindu temples in kallikuppam. Sangothai Amman temple is one of the oldest temples in Chennai. Kallikuppam has developed from being a rural area along the Ambattur - Redhills high road to become one of the important residential localities of Ambattur and Closer to Villivakkam, Korattur, Anna Nagar, Madhavaram, Puzhal, Padi and Avadi, . It was a part of the erstwhile Ambattur Municipality till October 2011.Now as per a G.O., Kallikuppam has become a part of the zone 7, Ambattur, of the Chennai Corporation. Kallikuppam has escalated itself from being a less-known suburb to a decent suburban centre with many iconic projects such as Lake Dugar Towers project Opp Tata Communications and is fast developing on par with the other localities like Anna Nagar. For instance proper roads with reflectors (seen only on ECR) have been completed and the Corporation of Chennai has been carrying on various infrastructure projects.[citation needed]
Ambattur fire station is the nearest fire station.[citation needed]
Kallikuppam falls under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Police, West zone, headquartered at Ambattur Industrial Estate. Ambattur Police station. There is a police booth on Kadappa road in Kallikuppam and redhills road near ayappan temple.[citation needed]
Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital is a modern multi-speciality hospital in Ambattur. The hospital is named after Sir Ivan Stedeford, the British industrialist and philanthropist. The hospital was inaugurated on 25 February 1966, and then managed by the AMM Foundation. It is situated 4km from the Kallikuppam tea shop bus stop on the Ambattur–Avadi road, about a kilometer from the Ambattur—Red Hills Road intersection. There are many small hospitals and clinics available near Kallikuppam.[citation needed]
Though Kallikuppam has a good number of bus commuters, it still does not have its own bus terminus, however there is a pending proposal to set up a bus terminus at Kallikuppam. Bus services are there to/fro Poonamallee (62), Avadi (62), (77M & 77d) Koyambedu, Vallalar Nagar (248A & 248p), Tambaram(104), Villivakkam-Pudur (S43) (and few private buses to Kanchipuram and Red Hills). Recently operating (S67) Villivakkam to Kallikuppam. Share cabs remain the biggest logistics and transport service providers in Kallikuppam.[citation needed]
Roads
The Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road (CTH Road or NH205) passes through 3km in kallikuppam and the Chennai-Kolkata highway is just about 7km from the place making it a strategic location. On an average, about 40,000 passenger car units use the CTH Road.[16] The new Chennai Bypass road between Maduravoyal and Madhavaram passes through kallikuppam. It connects NH4 with NH5 and NH205 via kallikuppam.[citation needed]
Railways
The Chennai Central-Arakkonam railway line passes through Ambattur and has two railway stations in the neighbourhood. Ambattur railway station serves the residential areas and Pattaravakkam railway station serves the Ambattur Industrial Estate area. Suburban Broad Gauge EMU trains operate daily from Chennai Central and Chennai Beach to Avadi, Tiruvallur, Pattabiram Military Siding, Arakkonam and Tiruttani via Ambattur. By rail, Ambattur is 30 minutes from Chennai Central, 20 minutes from Perambur and 10 minutes from Villivakkam. Many fast EMU locals (suburban trains) towards Tiruvallur, Arakkonam and Tiruttani, stop at Ambattur railway station, but fast local trains towards Chennai central do not halt at Ambattur. By fast local train it takes 25 minutes from Chennai Central. There has been a long pending request to the extension of timing of a Passenger reservation counter at Ambattur.[citation needed]
Sports
A new park is opened just next to tata communication building. It is spacious and has more greenery. It has space for yoga, physical exercise. Both elderly and kids can spend a good time in the park , Chennai corporation Park Hindustan motor nagar (Kallikuppam) Opened.[citation needed]
Education
Schools
Some notable schools are
J S Silambakudam - Silambam, Rajaji St, Om Sakthi Nagar
Kiddie Kingdom Academy, Rajaji St, Om Sakthi Nagar
Keerthi's School of Dance, Rajaji St, Om Sakthi Nagar
Velammal CBSE is located about 2km from kallikuppam at Surapet on the Ambattur-Red Hills road
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