Guduvancheri
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Guduvancheri | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 12°50′42″N 80°03′25″E / 12.84506°N 80.05707°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Chengalpattu |
Taluk | Vandalur |
Metro | Chennai Metropolitan Area |
official | |
• Language | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | Chengalpattu -603202 |
Vehicle registration | TN 21 (till 2013) TN 19 (from 2013) |
Guduvancheri is a suburb located to the south of Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It has a railway station on the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network and is a municipality in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is also part of the Vandalur taluk and lies in the southern part of Chennai metropolitan area. It has a lake known as the Guduvancheri lake and Nandivaram lake. It serves as the connecting hub between Chennai and Chengalpattu. It also lies on the major highway connecting Chennai with Kanyakumari, the southernmost point of the state and the country. Guduvanchery, despite its peripheral location in Chennai, has seen substantial development in social infrastructure. It is located approximately 40 kilometers from the city center at Parry's Corner, along the Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road).
Transportation
[edit]By Rail
- Guduvancheri is served by Guduvancheri railway station of Chennai suburban railway.
By Bus
- Guduvancheri is well connected with roads. The National Highway 45 passes through this place. Guduvancheri is served by Guduvancheri bus stand which connects Chennai by Chennai metropolitan Transport Service buses and also connects various parts of Tamil Nadu by TNSTC buses.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census, Guduvancheri's population was 46,575.[2]
See also
[edit]- Potheri
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology
- Valliammai Engineering College
- Thailavaram
- Kattankulathur
- Urapakkam
References
[edit]- ^ "Guduvancheri | Locality | GeoIQ". geoiq.io. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Directorate of Census Operations - Tamil Nadu". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.