List of neighbourhoods of Chennai

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This is a list of areas and neighbourhoods in Chennai by region. The city is divided on the basis of composition into four major parts: North, Central, South and West. North Chennai is primarily an industrial area while some areas are residential. Central Chennai is the commercial heart of the city and the downtown area. South Chennai and West Chennai, previously predominantly residential areas are fast turning into commercial areas, hosting a large number of IT and financial companies [1] along the GST Road, OMR and NH 48. North Chennai ends with the area Red Hills, West Chennai ends with the area Tiruninravur, South Chennai ends with the area Vandalur.

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North Chennai

West Chennai

South and East Chennai

Suburban Chennai

Suburban Chennai includes almost half of the places in the districts of Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Ranipet and Chengalpattu. Together with the Chennai City district, they form the Chennai metropolitan area.

Northern Suburbs of Chennai

Western Suburbs of Chennai

Southern-Eastern Suburbs of Chennai

Suburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai

Satellite Towns

Although technically not belonging to the Chennai Metropolitan area, many of these satellite towns are referred to as being within Chennai.

The State government will decide on the expansion of the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) before the end of this fiscal, R. Vaithilingam, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, told the Assembly on 25 August 2011. In view of the fast-paced development taking place in areas beyond the present metropolitan area jurisdiction, like Sriperumbudur, Kelambakkam, Tiruvallur and Mahabalipuram, it had become necessary to review the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area that was notified in 1973-74, he said. [2]

Important Roads of Chennai

Chennai neighbourhood coordinates

AreaLocationLatitudeLongitude
AdambakkamSouth and East Chennai12.98880.2047
AdyarSouth and East Chennai13.001280.2565
AlandurSouth and East Chennai12.997580.2006
AlapakkamWest Chennai13.04980.1673
AlwarthirunagarWest Chennai13.042680.184
AmbatturWest Chennai13.114380.1548
AminjikaraiWest Chennai13.069880.2245
Anna NagarNorth Chennai13.08580.2101
AnnanurWest Chennai13.118480.1246
ArumbakkamWest Chennai13.072480.2102
Ashok NagarWest Chennai13.037380.2123
AvadiWest Chennai13.106780.097
AyappakkamWest Chennai13.092580.1372
Basin BridgeNorth Chennai13.101480.2704
Besant NagarSouth and East Chennai13.000380.2667
BroadwayNorth Chennai19.227472.9739
CentralNorth Chennai13.082580.2755
ChetpetSouth and East Chennai13.071480.2417
ChoolaiNorth Chennai13.091980.2642
MMDA ColonyWest Chennai13.066580.2147
Defence ColonyWest Chennai13.026280.2022
EgmoreSouth and East Chennai13.073280.2609
EnnoreNorth Chennai13.214680.3203
AmbatturNorth Chennai13.1236880.24828
George TownNorth Chennai13.096980.2865
GerugambakkamWest Chennai13.013680.1353
GopalapuramSouth and East Chennai13.048980.2586
GuindySouth and East Chennai13.006780.2206
SikkarayapuramSouth and East Chennai12.938780.1461
ICF ColonyNorth Chennai13.098180.2195
InjambakkamSouth and East Chennai12.919880.2511
IrumbuliyurSouth and East Chennai12.917280.1077
IyyapanthangalWest Chennai13.038180.1354
JamaliaNorth Chennai13.104880.2533
K.K. NagarWest Chennai13.04180.1994
KadaperiSouth and East Chennai12.933680.1254
KallikuppamNorth Chennai13.1309780.17486
KarambakkamWest Chennai13.037680.1532
KathirveduNorth Chennai13.152180.2001
KathivakkamNorth Chennai13.204680.31674
KeelkattalaiSouth and East Chennai12.955680.1869
KodungaiyurNorth Chennai13.1409680.24818
KolappakkamSouth and East Chennai13.010180.1492
KolathurNorth Chennai13.12480.2121
KoratturWest Chennai13.108280.1834
KorukkupetNorth Chennai13.118680.278
KosapetNorth Chennai13.092280.2551
KottivakkamSouth and East Chennai12.968280.2599
KovilambakkamSouth and East Chennai12.940980.1851
KovurWest Chennai12.990080.1948
KundrathurWest Chennai12.997780.0972
LakshmipuramNorth Chennai13.136180.2005
M.G.R. GardenWest Chennai13.02580.1823
M.G.R. NagarWest Chennai13.035280.1973
M.K.B. NagarNorth Chennai13.1212880.25873
MadhavaramNorth Chennai13.148880.2306
Madhavaram Milk ColonyNorth Chennai13.150580.2419
MadipakkamSouth and East Chennai12.964780.1961
MaduravoyalWest Chennai13.065680.1608
MambakkamSouth and East Chennai12.8402980.15343
ManaliNorth Chennai13.177980.2701
Manali New TownNorth Chennai13.193380.2708
manapakkamWest Chennai13.021380.1832
MangaduWest Chennai13.0418880.11501
ManjambakkamNorth Chennai13.16691 80.22942
MannadiNorth Chennai13.092880.2893
Mathur MMDANorth Chennai13.172480.24788
MedavakkamSouth and East Chennai12.917180.1923
MinjurNorth Chennai13.278980.2623
MogappairWest Chennai13.083780.175
MoolakadaiNorth Chennai13.129680.2416
MowlivakkamWest Chennai13.0217280.14146
MudichurSouth and East Chennai12.910280.07171
MugalivakkamWest Chennai13.02180.1614
MylaporeSouth and East Chennai13.036880.2676
NagalkeniSouth and East Chennai12.964680.1359
NandambakkamWest Chennai12.982480.0603
NanganallurSouth and East Chennai12.980780.1882
NaravarikuppamNorth Chennai13.1913380.18473
NeelankaraiSouth and East Chennai12.949280.2547
NerkundrumWest Chennai13.067880.1859
NesapakkamWest Chennai13.037980.192
New WashermenpetNorth Chennai13.114880.2872
NolamburWest Chennai13.075480.168
Old WashermenpetNorth Chennai13.114880.2872
OragadamNorth Chennai13.12980.1548
OtteriNorth Chennai13.092180.251
PadiWest Chennai13.096580.1845
PalavakkamSouth and East Chennai12.961780.2562
PallavaramSouth and East Chennai12.967580.1491
PallikaranaiSouth and East Chennai12.934980.2137
PammalSouth and East Chennai12.974980.1328
Park TownNorth Chennai13.079680.2752
Parry's CornerNorth Chennai13.089680.2882
PattabiramNorth Chennai13.1168880.06339
PattalamNorth Chennai13.0973980.25929
PattravakkamNorth Chennai13.110380.1673
PazhavanthangalSouth and East Chennai12.9895480.18629
PeerkankaranaiSouth and East Chennai12.904880.089
PeramburNorth Chennai13.12180.2326
PeriametNorth Chennai13.082980.266
PerungalathurSouth and East Chennai12.904880.08891
PerungudiSouth and East Chennai12.965480.2461
PonniammanmeduNorth Chennai13.13580.2274
PoonamalleeWest Chennai13.047380.0945
PorurWest Chennai13.038280.1565
PozhichalurSouth and East Chennai12.989880.1434
PudurWest Chennai13.129980.1603
PulianthopeNorth Chennai13.098280.2683
PurasawalkamNorth Chennai13.090280.2543
PuzhalNorth Chennai13.158580.2037
RamapuramWest Chennai13.031780.1817
Red HillsNorth Chennai13.186580.1999
RoyapuramNorth Chennai13.113780.2954
SaidapetSouth and East Chennai13.021380.2231
SaligramamWest Chennai13.054580.2011
SelaiyurSouth and East Chennai12.906880.1425
SelavoyalNorth Chennai13.1457780.25571
SembiamNorth Chennai13.1152880.2339
SholinganallurSouth and East Chennai12.90180.2279
SowcarpetNorth Chennai13.098780.2785
SurapetNorth Chennai13.145480.1838
T. NagarSouth and East Chennai13.041880.2341
T.V.K. NagarNorth Chennai13.119980.2342
TambaramSouth and East Chennai12.924980.1
TaramaniSouth and East Chennai12.986380.2432
TeynampetSouth and East Chennai13.040580.2503
ThirumangalamWest Chennai13.083580.1945
ThirumazhisaiWest Chennai13.052280.0615
ThirumullaivayalWest Chennai13.130780.1314
Thirumullaivoyal northNorth Chennai13.1318380.13082
ThirunindravurWest Chennai13.118180.0336
ThiruvanmiyurSouth and East Chennai12.98380.2594
ThiruverkaduWest Chennai13.0695380.12423
ThoraipakkamSouth and East Chennai12.938680.2377
Thousand LightsSouth and East Chennai13.061780.2544
TiruvottiyurNorth Chennai13.164380.3001
TondiarpetNorth Chennai13.126180.288
TriplicaneSouth and East Chennai13.058880.2756
VadapalaniWest Chennai13.0580.2121
ValasaravakkamWest Chennai13.040380.1723
Vallalar NagarNorth Chennai13.105680.2799
VandalurSouth and East Chennai12.891380.081
VaradharajapuramSouth and East Chennai12.909580.0703
VelacherySouth and East Chennai12.981580.218
VeperyNorth Chennai13.085380.2607
VillivakkamNorth Chennai13.108680.2061
VirugambakkamWest Chennai13.053280.1922
VyasarpadiNorth Chennai13.124680.2628
West MambalamSouth and East Chennai13.038380.2209
KancheepuramSuburban Chennai13.082780.2707
ChengalpattuSuburban Chennai12.681979.9888
PazhaverkaduNorthern Suburbs of Chennai13.4166780.31667
PonneriNorthern Suburbs of Chennai13.3280.2
AthipattuNorthern Suburbs of Chennai13.1708179.76802
SholavaramNorthern Suburbs of Chennai13.23680.1635
MinjurNorthern Suburbs of Chennai13.298980.2632
Red HillsNorthern Suburbs of Chennai13.186580.1999
EnnoreNorthern Suburbs of Chennai13.214680.3203
TiruvallurWestern Suburbs of Chennai13.254480.0088
ArakkonamWestern Suburbs of Chennai13.123680.06339
SriperumbudurWestern Suburbs of Chennai13.118180.0336
TamaraipakkamWestern Suburbs of Chennai13.041480.126
IrungatukottaiWestern Suburbs of Chennai12.997780.0972
KadambathurWestern Suburbs of Chennai13.0995379.86187
ChembarambakkamSouthern-Eastern Suburbs of Chennai13.011480.0591
SingaperumalkoilSouthern-Eastern Suburbs of Chennai12.759380.0033
Maraimalai nagarSouthern-Eastern Suburbs of Chennai12.79380.0252
UrapakkamSouthern-Eastern Suburbs of Chennai12.867480.0699
GuduvancherySouthern-Eastern Suburbs of Chennai12.843980.0597
KarapakkamSuburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai12.919180.23
KanathurSuburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai12.866380.2447
MuthukaduSuburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai12.82780.2403
KelambakkamSuburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai13.0604280.24958
KovalamSuburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai12.78780.2504
SiruseriSuburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai12.83580.22

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