Peravallur

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Peravallur
Coordinates: 13°07′04″N80°13′48″E / 13.11778°N 80.23000°E / 13.11778; 80.23000
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Metro Chennai
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Languages
 •  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600082
Telephone code044
Planning agency CMDA
City Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kolathur (state assembly constituency)
Civic agency Greater Chennai Corporation

Peravallur is a developed residential area, located on the north - western corner of Madras [1] [2] (renamed to Chennai), a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu state, India. Out of 1018 places to be renamed by the government of Tamil Nadu, Peravallur is the one to be renamed as "Peravalloor". [3] CMDA (Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority) is the town planning agency for Peravallur. Official language is Tamil; Postal pincode is 600082; Greater Chennai Corporation is the Civic body. A police station viz., K - 5 Peravallur Police Station for this neighborhood is built a year ago with ample space, at the junction of Venkatesan Salai and (70 feet road) Siva Elango Salai in Jawahar Nagar near Perambur. [4]

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Location

Peravallur is located near Kolathur and Perambur. It is situated in Chennai at an altitude of 10m above mean sea level.

Boundaries

Peravallur neighborhood is bounded in the direction of Northwest by Kolathur, Chennai, North by TVK Nagar, Northeast by Sembium, West by Periyar Nagar, East by Perambur, Southwest by Jawahar Nagar, South by Siruvallur and Southeast by Perambur.

Neighborhoods

Kolathur, Agaram, Ponniammanmedu, Periyar Nagar, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Sembium, Villivakkam and Perambur are some of the important neighborhoods of Peravallur. Paper Mills road, KC Garden, SRP koil street (North) and Ram nagar streets are some of the important roads that connect nearby areas. SRP Colony, Balaji Nagar, Ram Nagar, Lakshmanan Nagar are some of the important subneighborhoods of Peravallur.

Place of Worship

Church

Risen Christ Church, which is located on Paper Mills road, Peravallur. [5]

Temples

Athma Lingeswarar Temple, Peravallur

Sri Vaithiyanatha Athma Lingeswarar Thaiyal nayagi Amman temple, Peravallur. The oldest siva temples, also Siddhar temple near Chennai. The deity is a goddess, Sri Vaithiyanatha Athma Lingeswarar  Thaiyal nayagi Amman. It is located very near, 2 km form Andarkuppam Murugan temple, also 8 km form Siruvapuri Shri Balasubramaniaswamy Temple.

Peravallur Chinthamani Vinayagar Temple

Peravallur Chinthamani Vinayagar Temple, which is controlled by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, [6] is located on T. A. koil street.

Sri Thanthondri Amman Temple

Sri Thanthondri Amman Temple is located at T. A. Koil Street, Peravallur. It is one of the oldest temples in the area. The deity is a goddess, who originated directly from the land in the form of three erect stones, thus giving her the name 'Thanthondri'. Yearly, Aadi(tamil month) festival is conducted in the temple, and the festival lasts for approximately 20 days and the 'poo-midhi' practice at the final day. More than 1000 people take part in the festival and around 50,000 visitors visit the temple during the festival time.


Political notability

Peravallur comes under Kolathur (state assembly constituency) and Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency) is its Parliamentary Constituency.

Notes

  1. ↑ Fort Saint George Gazette - Page 27 - Madras (India : State). 1964. p. 27. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Subburaj, V. (December 2006). Tourist Guide to Chennai. ISBN   9788174780409 . Retrieved 1 November 2020– via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu changes the names of 1018 places". Deccan Chronicle. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Peravallur Police dump seized vehicles on OSR land". The Hindu. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore, Directory, 2005. 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Arulmigu Chindamani Vinayagar Temple, Peravallur, Chennai - 600082, Chennai District [TM000443].,Chindamani Vinayagar,Chindamani Vinayagar". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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