Urapakkam

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Urapakkam
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Urappakkam railway station
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Urapakkam
Coordinates: 12°52′03″N80°04′12″E / 12.8674°N 80.0699°E / 12.8674; 80.0699
CountryIndia
State Tamil Nadu
District Chengalpattu
Taluk Chengalpattu
Metro Chennai Metropolitan Area
Population
 (2011)
  Total
29,122
Official
  Language Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
603210 [1]

Urapakkam is a southern suburb of Chennai [2] and a panchayat in Chengalpattu district. As per the 2011 census, Urapakkam had a population of 29,122 individuals. [3] It forms part of the Chengalpattu Assembly constituency and Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

Urapakkam is located on the National Highway 32. [4] It is served by the Urapakkam railway station, which forms part of the South Line of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. [5] [6]

Kilambakkam bus terminus is located within 2 kms from Urapakkam.

References

  1. "Urapakkam pincode". ABP. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Urapakkam". eTamilnadu. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. "Directorate of Census Operations - Tamil Nadu". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "Stretch of GST Road to be widened". The Hindu . 24 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. "Southern Railway list of stations" (PDF). Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. "Map of Chennai suburban". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 June 2024.