Cheyyur taluk

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Cheyyur taluk is a taluk of Chengalpattu district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Cheyyur.

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Cheyyur had a population of 1 with 102,128 males and 101,591 females. There were 900 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 66.68. Child population in the age group below 6 was 9,587 Males and 9,070 Females. [1]

History

Cheyyur, near chennai is a quaint village situated 29 km from Madurantakam, at Chengalpattu in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. This tiny hamlet was earlier called Jayamkonda-Cholapuram, Seyyur and Belapuri. In the early days, this area was a dense forest and kept as a reserve for the Chola kings to hunt.

An ancient temple called Cheyyur Shiva Temple, 800 years old, constructed during the reign of the Chola kings, is the major attraction. Near the Shiva Temple is another shrine dedicated to Muruga as an infant. In Tamil 'Sei' denotes 'infant' and the name of the village (Seyyur, later Cheyyur) is derived from this fact.

Chennai International Airport and Chengalpattu Junction Railway Station serve this area. Visitors can access Cheyyur from Madurakantam, which can be reached by road either from Chennai or Chengalpattu. Private taxis and regular buses are available from Madurakantam to Cheyyur and 7 km from ECR(Ellai amman Kovil-Nainarkuppam), Cheyyur is located 65.7 km distance from its District Main City Kanchipuram Cheyyur Pin Code is 603302 . The Government of India has proposed to develop a 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) at Cheyyur .

Cheyyur Map

List of places in Cheyyur Taluk

Village Name

  1. Adayalacheri
  2. Agaram
  3. Akkinambattu
  4. Alambari
  5. Amanthankaranai
  6. Ammanambakkam
  7. Ammanur
  8. Anaikattu
  9. Andarkuppam
  10. Arappedu
  11. Arasur
  12. Arkadu
  13. Atchivilagam
  14. Attupattukottapanjai
  15. Ayakkunnam
  16. Cheyyur
  17. Chinnavelikkadu
  18. Chittarkadu
  19. Chunampet
  20. Gangadevankuppam
  21. Gurumpirai
  22. Illeedu ( main place ) in chunampet
  23. Indalur
  24. Iraniyasitti
  25. Irumbali
  26. Isur
  27. Kadalur
  28. Kadapperi
  29. Kadugapattu
  30. Kadapakkam
  31. Kadukalur
  32. Kalkulam
  33. Kanattur
  34. Kannimangalam
  35. karukkamalai
  36. Karuppur
  37. Kayapakkam
  38. Kesavarajanpettai
  39. Kilacheri
  40. Kilarkollai
  41. Kilmaruvathur
  42. Kodapattanam
  43. Kodur
  44. Kokkaranthangal
  45. Kottaikkadu
  46. Kulattur
  47. Kuvathur
  48. Lathur
  49. Madavilagam
  50. Madayambakkam
  51. Makundagiri
  52. Malarajakuppam
  53. Mambakkam
  54. Manikkakuppam
  55. Maruderi
  56. Melmaruvathur
  57. Mudhaliyarkuppam
  58. Mugaiyur
  59. Murukkanthangal
  60. NainarKuppam
  61. Nedumaram
  62. Nelvoy
  63. Nelvoypalayam
  64. Nemandam
  65. Nerkunam
  66. Nerkurapattu
  67. Nilamangalam
  68. Ottivilagam
  69. Odhiyur
  70. Pachambakkam
  71. Pakkaranai
  72. Pakkur
  73. Pakkuvancheri
  74. Palur
  75. Panayadivakkam
  76. Paramankeni
  77. Parameswaramangalam
  78. Parasanallur
  79. Parukkai
  80. Pavanjur
  81. Perambakkam
  82. Periyakilakadi
  83. Periyavelikkadu
  84. Perukkaranai
  85. Periyakattupakkam
  86. Perumalcheri
  87. Perumbakkam
  88. Perunthuravu
  89. Poigainallur
  90. Polambakkam
  91. Pondur
  92. Ponkunran
  93. Poongunam
  94. Pooriampakkam
  95. Porur
  96. Puduppattu
  97. Puliyani
  98. Punnamai
  99. Pupupatti
  100. Puraiyur
  101. Puranjeri
  102. Puttirankottai
  103. Sattamangalam
  104. Satyamangalam
  105. Sembur
  106. Sengattur
  107. Sevur
  108. Sikkinamkuppam
  109. Sirukalathur
  110. Sirukalathur
  111. Sirumayilur
  112. Sirunagar
  113. Siruvalambakkam
  114. Siruvankundram
  115. Sittamur
  116. Sivadi
  117. Sothupakkam
  118. Tandalam
  119. Tandamanallur
  120. Tattampattu
  121. Thenpakkam
  122. Thandarai
  123. Thenpattinam
  124. Tiruppurakkovil
  125. Tiruvadur
  126. Tuduvakanbattu
  127. Uludamangalam
  128. Vadakkuvayalur
  129. Vadappatanam
  130. Vanniyanallur
  131. Vayalur
  132. Vedal
  133. Vellankondagaram
  134. Vembanur
  135. Venmelaguram
  136. Veppancheri
  137. Vettaikarankuppam
  138. Vettamperumbakkam
  139. Vilambattu
  140. Vilambur
  141. Villangadu
  142. Virabhogam
  143. Yaluvankaramai
  144. Thondamanallur
  145. Velur
  146. manapakkam

Economic activity

MARG Swarnabhoomi-new chennai, an integrated township, with two special economic zones is located in the Cheyyur Taluk.

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Cheyyur

'Cheyyur'(Tamil: [sɛjjuːr]), is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Cheyyur is surrounded by four sub-areas: North, East, South and West Cheyyur. The town has a Taluk Office and a regional treasury centre.

References

  1. "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Coordinates: 12°21′N80°00′E / 12.350°N 80.000°E / 12.350; 80.000