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Karapakkam | |
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| Coordinates:12°54′51″N80°13′45″E / 12.914136°N 80.229285°E /12.914136; 80.229285, | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai district |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600097 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-14 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai South |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sholinganallur |
Karapakkam is an area of Chennai, inTamil Nadu,India. It is one of the stops on theOld Mahabalipuram Road, or commonly referred to as OMR. It is situated between the IT Hubs ofThoraipakkam andSholinganallur. It is parallel toInjambakkam on the ECR Highway.
Karapakkam, which is a part of theGreater Chennai has a population of about 4,500 people and is home to a number of BPO, IT/ITES companies and other IT/ITES companies such asMahindra Satyam, Pantheon, Scope International,Capgemini,Tata Consultancy Services,Accenture,Cognizant Technology Solutions, Photon Infotech andInfosys, which are situated along theRajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR).
It has a Panchayat Elementary school, a government high school and Hindustan International School - CBSE. Annai Fathima Home for the Aged and Tsunami victims is also located in Karapakkam.
It is 10 km from Thiruvanmiyur. Arulmigu Drupadi Amman, Arulmigu Gangai Amman, Arulmigu Vendavarasi Amman, and Arulmigu Kali Amman temples are some of the places of worship there.
Thangavelu Engineering college, KCG College of Technology and Hindustan International School (Karapakkam Campus) are located here.
