Keelkattalai

Keezhkattalai
Neighbourhood in Tambaram
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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 or "Keellhkattalai") 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.

Statistics

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

Census Data

Year	Population	Male	Female
2001 [2]	17,440	9,243	8,197
2011 [1]	27,981	14,027	13,954

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]

Route	From	To
M14	NGO Colony	Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) (via Keelkattalai)
M18C	Keelkattalai	T.Nagar (via Nanganallur)
M1	Keelkattalai	Thiruvanmiyur (via Velachery)
M45E	Keelkattalai	Anna Square (via Velachery)
18D	Keelkattalai	Broadway (via Adambakkam)
76	Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd)	CMBT (via Keelkattalai)
S12	Keelkattalai	Velachery
S74	Keelkattalai	Pallavaram Railway Station

Recreation

Attractions

Keelkattalai Lake is the main attraction.

Social Infrastructure

Schools

• Apple Kids International Pre-School
• Holy Family Convent Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Matriculation School
• Kiddies Choice Montessori & Kindergarten School
• Vael's vidyashram Global School
• Vel's Higher Secondary School
• Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Baalyaa Senior Secondary School
• Pallavaram Municipality Middle School
• Sai Matriculation higher secondary school

Hospitals

• Grace Multispeciality Hospital
• Vijayam Hospital
• Divya Hospital

Government

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

Term	Ward 14	Ward 15
2011 -2016 [5]	K.Viswanathan	M Gnanasekaran

Upcoming/Proposed infrastructure work

• Three lane, Unidirectional flyover at the Medavakkam Main Road and Radial road intersection ^[6]
• Chennai Metro Rail station at Keelkattalai (Phase 2) ^{[7] [8]}
• Water supply improvement scheme in Pallavaram municipality ^[9]
• Underground sewerage network in the municipal limits ^[10]
• Widening of the Medavakkam main road. ^[11]

Location in context

Source: ^[12]

References

• India portal

1. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. "|| Welcome to Pallavapuram Municipality ||". Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
4. "Chennai Bus Routes and Suburban Trains connecting Kilkattalai (Kilkattalai) - MetroCommute.in". www.metrocommute.in.
5. "|| Welcome to Pallavapuram Municipality ||". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
6. "Work on flyovers begins in Keelkattalai". The Hindu. 14 September 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
7. Sekar, Sunitha (27 December 2016). "Detailed project report for Phase II of Metro Rail ready". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
8. "Chennai Metro Phase II to get green light". The New Indian Express.
9. Manikandan, K. (8 October 2012). "Rs. 99 crore water project for Pallavaram". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
10. Manikandan, K. (15 January 2012). "Sewer project to be commissioned soon". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
11. Manikandan, K. (12 November 2012). "Wider and safer: Medavakkam Main Road to show the way". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
12. "Keelkattalai". Keelkattalai.

External links

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