Ramapuram Ramavaram | |
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 L&T Infotech, onMount-Poonamallee Road, Ramapuram | |
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| Coordinates:13°00′38″N80°11′35″E / 13.010600°N 80.193180°E /13.010600; 80.193180 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward attached to the Corporation of Chennai |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 30,251 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600089 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West) |
Ramapuram is a neighbourhood in the western part ofChennai,India. It is situated on theMount-Poonamallee Road at a distance of 3 kilometres fromGuindy. Ramapuram forms a part ofMaduravoyal taluk,Chennai district. Ramapuram is located at an altitude of 42 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of13°00′38″N80°11′35″E / 13.010600°N 80.193180°E /13.010600; 80.193180.[1]
Ramapuram is part of ward number 154 and 155 of theGreater Chennai Corporation. The former Chief Minister ofTamil Nadu,M. G. Ramachandran's residence was in Ramapuram. The place known as "MGR Gardens" now houses theDr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired.[2]
Ramapuram is also famous for Arasamaram Temple which is nearly 100 years old and LakshmiNarasimha Perumal Temple (Lakshmi Narasimhan idol is approximately 2000 years old). The neighbourhood is surrounded by big hospitals likeMIOT Hospital and SRM Hospital. Large organizations likeL&T InfoTech, IBHYA, andDLF IT Park are also located in Ramapuram. Educational institutes includeSRM University and SRMEaswari Engineering college, which is also located in the SRM campus and is affiliated toAnna University.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[3] Ramapuram had a population of 35,251. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Ramapuram has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 61%. In Ramapuram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
SRM Dental college is located here along with SRM general hospital.MIOT hospitals, an iconic healthcare provider in India is located here
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