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Palavanthangal | |
|---|---|
neighbourhood | |
| Nickname: pallavanthangal | |
  Palavanthangal  Palavanthangal  Palavanthangal | |
| Coordinates:12°59′22″N80°11′11″E / 12.989537°N 80.186291°E /12.989537; 80.186291 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600114 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-22 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Greater Chennai Corporation |
Pazhavanthangal (also calledPalavanthangal or "Pallhavanthangal") is a southern neighbourhood ofChennai,India. It is served by thePazhavanthangal railway station of theBeach-Tambaram suburban railway route in Chennai. It is one of the neighborhoods that is very close to theChennai International Airport. It comes under theAlandur constituency.
Named after the small settlement with the same name adjoining the station, the railway station also caters to the bigger region ofNanganallur. This station came into being in the 1970s and lies betweenSt. Thomas Mount andMeenambakkam railway stations. This serves as therailway node to the Vembuli Amman Temple, Rajarajeshwari Temple and the Anjaneyar Temple with a 32-feet idol ofHanuman and the adjoining temples of Nanganallur.[citation needed] Close to it is the Palavanthangal subway which serves as the main road entry to Nanganallur from the GST Road.[1][2] There is also aTASMAC outlet near the railway station.[3]
Palavanthangal was anglicised from its original name Pallavan Thaangal. The area and its neighborhoods were ruled by Pallava rulers; there was a water tank which was dug by one of the Pallava rulers during his regime. The place around the water tank was calledthaangal in Tamil. As it was built by a Pallava king, the place was known as Pallavanthaangal. The area is one of many settlements of Kamma Naidu during the reign of king Krishnadevarayar.
An Air India colony, a quarter for the employees of Air India, the Kendriya Vidyalaya School and the Trident Hotel are all located near Pazhavanthangal station.
