Pattalam, Chennai

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Pattalam
Pattalam (India)
Coordinates: 13°06′00″N80°15′41″E / 13.100100°N 80.261500°E / 13.100100; 80.261500
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
MetroChennai
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600012
Telephone code044xxxxxxxx
Vehicle registration TN 05 yy xxxx (RTO, Chennai North)
Planning agency CMDA
CityChennai
Civic agencyChennai Corporation
Website https://chennai.nic.in

Pattalam, is a developed residential area in Central Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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The area is famous for its Hanuman temple which occupies the center of the place; [5] Ellaiamman Temple [6] and Siddhi Buddhi Vinayagar cum Lakshmi Amman Temple, [7] all the above mentioned three temples are under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

It features the largest marketplace in North Chennai.

Location

Pattalam is located near Purasawalkam, Pulianthope. A very close residence of Choolai getting connected along with the Perambur Barracks road. The landmark of this place is pattalam manikund ( clock tower),pensioners lane (old military quarters),old Indian army people's are lived there.

Surroundings

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