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Meenambakkam, Chennai | |
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| Coordinates:12°59′15″N80°10′31″E / 12.987500°N 80.175300°E /12.987500; 80.175300 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai district |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 24,334 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600027 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-22 |
| Website | www.chennaicorporation.gov.in |
Meenambakkam is a southern neighbourhood ofChennai in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu. It is home toChennai International Airport, theAirports Authority of India regional office, and the DGQA Complex. It was under the reign of thePallava kingdom. The name Meenambakkam signifies that it is a settlement near the coast. Pakkam means a settlement near to the coast. Meenambakkam was cherished with lakes, ponds and borderlines theAdyar river. This makes it a rich source of fishes. Hence the name Meenambakkam was coined.
Sri Radha Rukmani Sametha Venugopala Perumal Temple
Sri Radha Rukmani Sametha Sri Venugopala Perumal Temple located at V.O.C street, Meenambakkam is one of the prominent attraction in this location. The temple was established in the year 1920, as simple Bajanai Kovil. After time and years passed the temple was reconstructed into a concrete structure with a main Sanctum for Sri Radha Rukmani and Venugopala Perumal as the main deity and Sridevi Boodevi Sametha Varadaraja Perumal as urchava moorthy. Aadi perukku, Sri jayanthi, Puratasi Sanikizhamai and Vaikuntha Ekadashi are the major festivals celebrated here.
The temple is closer to the Meenambakkam bus stop, Metro Station and railway station.
Sridevi Sakthi Santhiamman Temple is one of the oldest temples in the city situated amidst the airport. The deity is called Santhiamman as she is believed to safeguard the village sitting at thesanthi, which means junction in Tamil. Santhiamman is worshiped by the local people.
Sridevi Periyapalayathamman Temple is one of the major temples situated in the locality. The goddesses is worshiped by the local villagers and the annual festival of this temple is the major celebration of the village. There are reports of mismanagement of the temple funds by the sitting committee, lack of maintenance of the temple structure, and failure to conduct regular festivals.[1]
Meenambakkam comes under Greater Chennai Corporation Zone 12. The ward number in GCC is 159. It comes under Pallavaram assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, that was formed after constituency delimitation in 2007 and Alandur Constituency. Located in newly formed Chennai district, it is included in the Sriperumbudur parliamentary constituency forLok Sabha elections.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1891 | 3,609 | — |
| 1981 | 3,092 | −14.3% |
| 1991 | 3,802 | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 4,774 | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 6,241 | +30.7% |
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As of the 2016[update] Indiancensus,[2] Meenambakkam had a population of more than 6,241. The voting population numbered 3,620, with 1,790 male and 1,830 female voters.[3]
Chennai Suburban Railway Network
Meenambakkam Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Meenambakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at Grand Trunk Road across Chennai International Airport Cargo Terminal, with an elevation of 18 metres (59 ft) above sea level. It is an upcoming busiest Suburban Railway station, which is also accessed by neighbourhood ofNanganallur,Moovarasampettai.
Metro
The Meenambakkam Metro station, comes under theBlue Line, which is a part of theChennai Metro, was introduced in 2016. Initially it ran between Chennai International Airport andKoyambedu, later the line is extended toWashermanpet, as a part ofBlue Line.[4]
Meenambakkam has several theatres:Aero HUB PVR at the airport, Velan and Vetrivel (also known as Ranga theatre), Janatha TheatrePallavaram, Vetri, and Rakesh inChrompet and recently PVR had launched its new Multiplex theatre at Thirusoolam Named PVR Grand Galada.
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