Adambakkam
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| Coordinates | 12°59′N 80°12′E / 12.99°N 80.20°ECoordinates: 12°59′N 80°12′E / 12.99°N 80.20°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Planning Agency | CMDA |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 7 metres (23 ft) |
Adambakkam (Tamil: ஆதம்பாக்கம்) is a neighbourhood area in Chennai, a city located on the east coast of South India. It is a thickly populated area close to the St. Thomas Mount Railway Station. Adambakkam is surrounded by Alandur, Palavanthangal, Nanganallur, Vanuvampet, Puzhuthivakkam, Velachery and Guindy. The residents mostly belong to the middle and upper middle classes. Unlike many other areas in Chennai, this place has many individual houses and it makes an ideal residential place. In the past few years there have been water problems which was historically very rare to this locality. This area had a huge lake and so it was never short of ground water. Of late, this place has been blessed with underground drainage and relayed roads. Before October 2011, one part of Adambakkam used to come under Chennai Corporation while the other under Alandur Municipality. During the local body elections in October 2011, the entire area was merged with Chennai Corporation [1]. It is one of the best residential areas to live in Chennai. The proximity to Airport, two nearby suburban railway stations, MRTS, Metro Rail and many bus services make the locality a great place to live.
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[edit] Geography
Adambakkam is located at 12°59′N 80°12′E / 12.99°N 80.20°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (26 feet).
[edit] Culture
Adambakkam has a population with diverse cultures where Hindus, Muslims and Christians co-exist. Prominent Hindu temples are the famous Pazhandi Amman temple near Mount railway station, Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple in EB Colony, Lord Subramanya temple in Brindavan Nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Amman temple in Andal Nagar and Nandeeswarar temple near St. Thomas Mount railway station. Viswaroopa Sarvamangala Shaneeswara Bhagawan Sannidhi is located inside Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple. Prominent Mosque is the Masthan Gori Masjid behind Adambakkam police station. Prominent Church is the St. Mark's Church in Brindavan Nagar.
Nandeeswarar temple exists from ancient period. This temple was said to be built by the Chola Kings. While going through this place, Kanchi Maha Periyaval found this temple and asked the people to conduct regular pujas. This temple is very famous for Pradhoshams and is well managed. It has developed a lot in the last few years.
Temples
- Pazhandi Amman Temple, Near St.Thomas Railway Station
- Nandeeswarar Temple, Near Mount Subway
- Lord Subramanya Temple, Brindavan Nagar
- Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman Temple (Vada Thirunallaru), EB Colony
- Sri Bhuvaneshwari Amman Temple (Vada Pudhugai), Andal Nagar
- Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (Vada Thiruvarangam), Mohanapuri
- Sundara Vinayagar Temple, NGO Colony
- Sri Varasidhi Vinayagar Temple (Opp. to Adambakkam Police Station)
- Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Temple and Sri Rukmani Panduranga Temple, Shanthi Nagar
- Ayyappan Temple, EB Colony
- Puttru (Snake) Temple, EB Colony
- Sri Ranganathar Temple, Mohanapuri 2nd Street
- Sri Sarva Sidhi Vinayagar Temple, Ramakrishnapuram
- Sri Sakthi Vinayagar Temple, Nilamangai Nagar
- Sri Devi Karumariamman Temple, Balaji Nagar Main Road
- Sri Sathyanarayan Temple, Mahalakshmi Nagar
- Arulmigu Sri Muthumaariamman Temple, Kakkan Nagar 2nd Street
- Papathi Karumariyamman Temple, Dr.Ambedkar Nagar
- Thirukoodam, Saraswathi Nagar
- Shirdi Sai Baba Temple (Near Adambakkam Water Tank, Lake View Street)
Churches
- St. Mark's Church, Brindavan Nagar
- ECI Church, Kakkan Nagar
Masjids
- Masjid Tabaarak, Masthan Gori Street
- Masjid Mubaarak, Ambedkar Nagar
- Masjid Ar Rahmaan, Ambedkar Nagar
- Masjid An Noor, Masudi Colony, Maduvankarai
- Masjid Ridwaan, Nehru Nagar
- Masjid Muhammadiyah, AG's colony
[edit] Local Facilities
Adambakkam is fast becoming the center of Chennai since it is now surrounded by rapidly growing areas like Velachery, OMR, GST, Tambaram, Guindy, Porur, Poonamallee, etc. It has become one of the best residential areas of Chennai because of its proximity to IT companies, Educational institutions, Airport, etc.
[edit] Shopping
There are three main stretches for shopping in Adambakkam:
- Karuneegar Street (can be called as "The Ranganathan Street of Adambakkam")
- Brindavan Nagar Main Road
- Mount-Medavakkam Main Road
Other important roads are:
- New Colony Main Road
- City Link Road (Guindy-Maduvankarai-Adambakkam)
Some of the places for Shopping at Adambakkam are
- Jewellery Showrooms - Lalitha Thanga Maligai, Gurudev Jewellers and Mahaveer Gold House in Karuneegar street
- Textiles & Readymades - Kamala Textiles, Aravind Creations, Sageetha Fashions and Mahaveer Collections in Karuneegar street
- Adidas Showroom (Near Jayalakshmi Theatre and below Rose Electronics)
- Poorvika, The Mobile Store, Wavetel and Micromax Showroom - Medavakkam Main Road
- Leo Bags (Leather and Travel Accessories), Karuneegar street
- Maha Yogam Super Market (Near Karuneegar Street)
- Venkateshwara Super Market (Near Brindavan Nagar Main Road)
- More Super Market, Medavakkam Main Road (Near Jayalakshmi Theatre)
- More Super Market, City Link Road (NGO Colony)
- L.R. Maligai Departmental Stores (Brindavan Nagar Main Road)
- Royal Book Centre (Near Mount Subway)
- Rani Gift Shop (Near Mount Subway)
[edit] Restaurants/Chat/Sweets
- Hotel Chennai Dosa (Veg) and Sweets, Karuneegar Street
- Narayan Bhavan (Veg), Medavakkam Main Road (Near Jayalakshmi Theatre)
- LOIEE, Medavakkam Main Road (Opp. to HDFC Bank)
- Hotel Sri Arya Bhavan (Near Mount Subway)
- Hotel Sri Anjappar (Near HDFC Bank)
- Food King, Opp. to Vanuvampet Church
- Abirami Sweets and Snacks, Karuneegar Street
- Mcrennet, Karuneegar Street (Near Mount Subway)
- Adyar Bakery (Near Jayalakshmi Theatre)
- Adyar Bakery, Maduvinkarai (Opp. to Mahalakshmi Apartments)
- Arun Ice Creams Unlimited Parlour, New Colony Main Road
- Apurva Veg Restaurant, Sri Chakravarthy School Complex, St.Thomas Mount (Near Kathipara towards Airport)
- The Grand Sweets and Snacks, Sri Chakravarthy School Complex, St.Thomas Mount (Upcoming; Near Kathipara towards Airport)
- Asif Biriyani, Sri Chakravarthy School Complex, St.Thomas Mount (Upcoming; Near Kathipara towards Airport)
- Pizza Hut, Sri Chakravarthy School Complex, St.Thomas Mount (Upcoming; Near Kathipara towards Airport)
[edit] Banks
- Indian Bank, Opp to Prime Care Nursing Home, Shakthi Nagar
- State Bank of India, Karikalan Street
- State Bank of India, City Link Road, Near NGO Colony
- State Bank of India, Alandur
- State Bank of India, Brindavan Nagar
- Indian Overseas Bank, Maduvankarai (Near Mahalakshmi apartments)
- Indian Overseas Bank, Brindavan Nagar
- Indian Overseas Bank, Karuneegar Street (Near Mount Subway)
- MCC Bank, Brindavan Nagar
- Punjab National Bank, Karuneegar Street
- TNSC Bank, New Colony Main Road
- Canara Bank (Opp. to NGO Colony Bus Stand)
- Union Bank Of India, Alandur
- Vijaya Bank, City Link Road (Near Mahalakshmi Apartments)
- HDFC Bank, Medavakkam Main Road (Near St.Thomas Mount Railway Station)
- ICICI Bank, Ground Floor - Mahalakshmi Apartments
[edit] ATMs
- Indian Bank ATM, Sakthi Nagar (Opp. to Prime Care Nursing Home)
- Canara Bank ATM (Opp. to NGO Colony Bus Stand)
- Canara Bank ATM, St. Thomas Mount Railway Station
- HDFC Bank ATM (Opp. to Mahalakshmi Apartments)
- HDFC Bank ATM (Vellalar Street - Mount Medavakam Main Road)
- AXIS Bank ATM, City Link Road (Opp. to The Grove Apartments)
- SBI ATM, City Link Road (Opp. to The Grove Apartments)
- SBI ATM, Brindavan Nagar (Opp.to Brinda Fancy Stores)
- SBI ATM, 10th Street, Surendra Nagar (Opp. to Sakthi Cars and Next to Rajan Timbers)
- Indian Overseas Bank ATM, Karuneegar Street
- Indian Overseas Bank ATM, Brindavan Nagar Main Road
- Union Bank Of India (Medavakkam Main Road)
- Punjab National Bank (Medavakkam Main Road)
- ICICI Bank ATM, Mahalakshmi Apartments
- KVB Bank ATM, Brindavan Nagar Main Road (Near SBI ATM)
[edit] Hospitals
- SP Hospital, Near Mount Subway
- GR Hospital, Near NGO colony
- Ponmaligai Hospital, Near NGO colony
- Jayalakshmi Govt. Hospital, Karuneegar Street
- Sarathy Nursing Home, Karuneegar Street
- Prime Care Nursing Home, Shakthi Nagar
- Madan Homeo Clinic, Near Lucky Kalyana Mandapam
- Bharat Scans, Opp. to Vanuvampet Church
- Isha Arogya Holistic Health Center, Near Mount Railway Station
- Dr.Romington Skin Care Hospital, Near VV Colony
[edit] Marriage Halls
- Lucky Marriage Hall, Karuneegar Street
- Sri Lakshmi Mahal and Santhana Mahal, Near Adambakkam Police Station
- Giridhara Vilas Kalyana Mandapam, Nilamangai Nagar
- Sri Palaniappa Mini Hall, Near Mount Subway
- Sri Sri Sri Chandra Sekara Kalyana Mandapam, Balakrishnapuram
[edit] Other Facilities
- RTO Office and Alandur Municipality Office are near Kathipara which is very close to Adambakkam
- One of the branches of Sankara Nethralaya is located near Kathipara towards Airport
- Agarwal's Eye Hospital (in Margaret Sidney Hospital) and Fortis Malar Clinic are situated very close to Adambakkam in Nanganallur. Apollo Clinic is located near Velachery Check Post and is easily accessible.
- EB Offices - Nilamangai Nagar and Vanuvampet
- Post Offices - Medavakkam Main Road (Near Jayalakshmi Theatre) and Nilamangai Nagar
- BSNL Telephone Exchanges - Lake View Road and Thillai Ganga Nagar
- St.Thomas Mount Post Office is located next to Sankara Nethralaya
- Various IT Parks and Companies are very close to Adambakkam - Olympia and Thamarai IT Parks in Guindy
- Trident, Hilton, Le Meridien, Lemon Tree Hotel, Checkers and GRT Radisson hotels are very close to Adambakkam
- Jayalakshmi Theatre is on Medavakkam Main Road. Nearby theatres include Jyothi near Kathipara, Velan & Vetrivel in Nanganallur and Kumaran in Madipakkam
- The Inner Ring Road (Jawaharlal Nehru Salai) passes through Adambakkam from Velachery MRTS Station to OTA on GST Road
- Petrol Bunks - Near NGO Colony bus stand and near Surendra Nagar on Medavakkam Main Road
- The busus of almost all IT companies and educational institutions pass through Medavakkam Main Road, City Link Road and Brindavan Nagar Main Road.
[edit] Transport
The residents of Adambakkam are served by the following bus routes:
Brindavan Nagar Main Road
- M9M (AG's Colony-T.Nagar)
- M51P (Puzhuthivakkam-High Court)
- 554A (Puzhuthivakkam-Sriperumbudur)
- M51R (Puzhuthivakkam-T.Nagar)
- 17P (Puzhuthivakkam-Central)
- M70V (Puzhuthivakkam-Ambattur O.T.)
- M21S (NGO Colony-High Court)
Medavakkam Main Road (Vellalar Street)
- M14 (NGO Colony-Medavakkam Koot Road)
- M11 (Saidapet-East Tambaram)
- B51 (T.Nagar-East Tambaram)
- 18D (Broadway-Keelkattalai)
- M51S (T.Nagar-Sunnambu Kolathur)
- 52K (Broadway-Keelkattalai)
The St. Thomas Mount Railway Station between Alandur and Adambakkam, part of the Chennai suburban railway serves the city's railway commuters. The phase II extension of the elevated Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) railway project is progressing at full pace and Adambakkam Station is expected to be built in Medavakkam main road junction near Vanuvampet. The work on the Rs.495.74 crore project is in progress and is expected to be completed by December 2012.[2] Mount subway and Thillai Ganga Nagar subway connects Adambakkam with GST Road. The Kakkan Bridge connects Ramakrishnapuram and Brindavan Nagar.
Summary of Transport facilities in Adambakkam:
- MTC services via Medavakkam Main Road from all major areas to Nanganallur, Ullagaram, Madipakkam, Keelkattalai, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam
- MTC services via Brindavan Nagar from all major areas to Puzhuthivakkam
- Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpattu Suburban train service
- MRTS extension from Velachery to Puzhuthivakkam, Adambakkam and St. Thomas Mount (Under construction) [3]
- Metro Rail from Central to St.Thomas Mount via Koyambedu (Under construction)
[edit] Educational Institutions
- DAV School, Vel Nagar
- St. Marks Middle School
- G.K.Shetty Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Brindavan Nagar
- Mount Christian Matriculation Higher Secondary School (St.Brittos Academy)
- Indira Gandhi Matriculation School
- Little Flower School
- Unity Public School
- New Prince Matriculation School
- Jai English Medium School (Nursery & Primary)
- Vyasa Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School (VVMHSS), Balaji nagar
- PSBB Millenium School (Near Kathipara towards Airport)
- Little Millennium, Mohanapuri
- St.Brittos Academy
- Sri Chakravarthy International Matriculation Academy, St.Thomas Mount (Near Kathipara towards Airport)
[edit] Location
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St. Thomas Mount / GST Road / Chennai Airport | Alandur | Guindy | |
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| Keelkattalai | Vanuvampet / Ullagaram / Puzhuthivakkam | Madipakkam |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Adambakkam |
- The Hindu Images - Adambakkam
- Alandur Municipality
- Suburban Train Timings To/From St.Thomas Mount
- Rail Network around Adambakkam
- Property Price Trends in Adambakkam
- Adambakkam Photos
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| Next station east north/north: Guindy |
South West Line, Chennai Suburban | Next station south/south west: Palavanthangal |
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| Stop number: 11 | KM from start: 18 | ||
| These are the stations of South West Line of Chennai Suburban Railway |
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