Manapakkam

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Manapakkam
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Manapakkam
Manapakkam (Chennai)
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Manapakkam
Manapakkam (Tamil Nadu)
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Manapakkam
Manapakkam (India)
Coordinates: 13°01′17″N80°11′00″E / 13.021300°N 80.183200°E / 13.021300; 80.183200
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Taluk Alandur
MetroChennai
Government
  Body CMDA
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total8,590
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600125
Vehicle registration TN-10
Planning agency CMDA

Manapakkam is a neighborhood in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A census town, Manapakkam is located along the Mount-Poonamallee Road in Chennai. It is now a home to many IT companies, like DLF Cybercity Chennai and Larsen & Toubro. Manappakam has beautiful and scenic Adyar River Bank Trail suitable for morning walkers and joggers, it is a 3-km stretch extended till Chennai Airport's secondary Runway Bridge.

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Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired, Manappakam

Geographic location

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Manapakkam traffic signal on Mount-Poonamallee Road

Manapakkam is located between Ramapuram and Mugalivakkam in the north, Nandambakkam (part) and Parangimalai in the east, Nandambakkam (part) and Meenambakkam in the south and Kolapakkam in the west.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [1] Manapakkam had a population of 8590. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manapakkam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Manapakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Manapakkam is 5.3 kilometres from Guindy and 5.2 km from Porur. Bus services operated by MTC connect Kundrathur, Porur, and Saidapet.

The nearest railway station is Guindy railway station.

Educational institutions

CBSE affiliated schools

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References

  1. "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.