Keelkattalai

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Keezhkattalai
Neighbourhood in Tambaram
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Keezhkattalai
Coordinates: 12°57′54″N80°11′46″E / 12.96487°N 80.19611°E / 12.96487; 80.19611
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chengalpattu
Metro Chennai
Government
 • Body Tambaram Corporation
Languages
 • Official Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600117
Planning agency CMDA
Distance from Chennai International Airport 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Distance from Pallavaram railway station 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)

Keelkattalai (also written as Kilkattalai or Keezhkattalai) is a suburb of Chennai, India and is part of the Chennai metropolitan area. Formerly a part of Pallavaram Municipality, it was merged into Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021.

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Statistics

As of 2011 Census of India, [1] Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981.

Census Data
YearPopulationMaleFemale
2001 [2] 17,4409,2438,197
2011 [1] 27,98114,02713,954

History

The name Keelkattalai is derived from the word கீழ் from கிழக்கு (east) and கட்டளை (village) and translates to "The village to the east", with respect to Pallavaram, a Pallava era settlement. Initially, Keelkattalai was incorporated as a village panchayat and on 17 January 1970, it was merged with the Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Hasthinapuram Town Panchayat and Nemilichery Panchayat to form the Pallavaram municipality [3]

Connectivity

Keelkattalai enjoys a well connected road network to major hubs in the city through two arterial roads connecting namely the Medavakkam Main Road and Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road (SH 109). The area is served well by buses serviced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) to major locations inside the city. Despite having no railway connectivity, Keelkattalai is easily accessible from Pallavaram (Chennai Suburban Railway), St Thomas Mount (Chennai Suburban Railway) and Velachery (MRTS, Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System)

Bus Routes

This list includes buses originating from Keelkattalai and the ones passing through Keelkattalai bus terminus. [4]

RouteFromTo
M14 NGO Colony Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) (via Keelkattalai)
M18CKeelkattalai T.Nagar (via Nanganallur)
M1Keelkattalai Thiruvanmiyur (via Velachery)
M45EKeelkattalai Anna Square (via Velachery)
18DKeelkattalai Broadway (via Adambakkam)
76 Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) CMBT (via Keelkattalai)
S12Keelkattalai Velachery
S74KeelkattalaiPallavaram Railway Station

Recreation

Attractions

Keelkattalai Lake is the main attraction.

Social Infrastructure

Schools

Hospitals

Government

Pallavaram ward map showing Keelkattalai (Eastern end in green) Pallavaramwardmap.jpg
Pallavaram ward map showing Keelkattalai (Eastern end in green)

Lok Sabha Representative

Keelkattalai is part of Chengalpattu constituency from 2019 Loksabha general election.(Lok Sabha constituency)

Pallavaram State Assembly Representative

Pallavaram (State Assembly Constituency)

Pallavaram Municipality Counsilors

TermWard 14Ward 15
2011 -2016 [5] M.SATHISH KUMARM Gnanasekaran

Upcoming/Proposed infrastructure work

Location in context [12]

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