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Coordinates: 13°03′09″N80°03′37″E / 13.052500°N 80.060300°E / 13.052500; 80.060300
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Metro Chennai
Area
  Total34.1 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total52,334
  Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 124
Vehicle registration TN 12 (RTO, Poonamallee)

Thirumazhisai is a western suburb of Chennai, India. It is located in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Located on the way to Thiruvallur, the neighbourhood is situated at a distance of 28 km from the city's kilometer zero. The nearest railway station is at Thiruninravur, which is 13 km away.

The neighbourhood is the birthplace of Thirumalisai Alvar, one of the 12 Vaishnavite poet-saints of the Bhakti era. [1]

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References

  1. Ramakrishna Mission (1998). Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. Vol. 49. The Institute. pp. 535–538. ISBN   9780670083282.