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Padur, Kanchipuram
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Padur, Kanchipuram
Padur, Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 12°48′28″N80°13′33″E / 12.807700°N 80.225800°E / 12.807700; 80.225800
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram district
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Languages
   Official Tamil, English
  Speech Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603103
Neighbourhoods Siruseri, Kelambakkam, Navalur, Semmencherry, Thiruvidandai and Covelong
District Collector Dr. M. Aarthi, I. A. S.

Padur is a neighbourhood in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. [1]

Padur is located at an altitude of about 31 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 12°48′28″N80°13′33″E / 12.807700°N 80.225800°E / 12.807700; 80.225800 . [2] Padur is situated at about 2 km from Siruseri, one of the largest IT Parks in India. [3] [4]

Padur has a school viz., Hindustan International School. [5] Also, it has an institution namely Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) here in Padur. [6]

Padur is served by a medical facility viz, Supreme Speciality Hospitals. [7]

Krishnasamy alias Perumal Temple [8] and Pazhandiyamman Temple [9] here in Padur are under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department Government of Tamil Nadu.

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References

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