Keezhkattalai | |
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Neighbourhood in Tambaram | |
  Keezhkattalai  Keezhkattalai  Keezhkattalai | |
| Coordinates:12°57′54″N80°11′46″E / 12.96487°N 80.19611°E /12.96487; 80.19611 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chengalpattu |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Tambaram Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600117 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Distance fromChennai International Airport | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
| Distance fromPallavaram railway station | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
Keelkattalai (also written asKilkattalai orKeezhkattalai or "Keellhkattalai") is a suburb ofChennai,India and is part of theChennai metropolitan area. Formerly a part ofPallavaram Municipality, it was merged intoTambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021.
As of 2011[update]Census of India,[1] Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981.
| Year | Population | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[2] | 17,440 | 9,243 | 8,197 |
| 2011[1] | 27,981 | 14,027 | 13,954 |
The name Keelkattalai is derived from the word கீழ் from கிழக்கு (east) and கட்டளை (village) and translates to "The village to the east", with respect toPallavaram, aPallava era settlement.Initially, Keelkattalai was incorporated as a villagepanchayat and on 17 January 1970, it was merged with the Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Hasthinapuram Town Panchayat and Nemilichery Panchayat to form the Pallavaram municipality[3]
Keelkattalai enjoys a well connected road network to major hubs in the city through two arterial roads connecting namely the Medavakkam Main Road and Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road (SH 109). The area is served well by buses serviced by theMetropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) to major locations inside the city. Despite having no railway connectivity, Keelkattalai is easily accessible from Pallavaram (Chennai Suburban Railway), St Thomas Mount (Chennai Suburban Railway) and Velachery (MRTS,Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System)
This list includes buses originating from Keelkattalai and the ones passing through Keelkattalai bus terminus.[4]
| Route | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| M14 | NGO Colony | Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) (via Keelkattalai) |
| M18C | Keelkattalai | T.Nagar (viaNanganallur) |
| M1 | Keelkattalai | Thiruvanmiyur (viaVelachery) |
| M45E | Keelkattalai | Anna Square (viaVelachery) |
| 18D | Keelkattalai | Broadway (viaAdambakkam) |
| 76 | Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) | CMBT (via Keelkattalai) |
| S12 | Keelkattalai | Velachery |
| S74 | Keelkattalai | Pallavaram Railway Station |
Keelkattalai Lake is the main attraction.
Keelkattalai is part of Chengalpattu constituency from 2019 Loksabha general election.(Lok Sabha constituency)
Pallavaram (State Assembly Constituency)
| Term | Ward 14 | Ward 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 -2016[5] | K.Viswanathan | M Gnanasekaran |
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Areas of Chennai | |
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