Karapakkam

Karapakkam
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Karapakkam Location of Karapakkam in Chennai and India
Coordinates	12°54′51″N 80°13′46″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Kanchipuram
Parliamentary constituency	Chennai South
Assembly constituency	Sholinganallur
Population	5,476(from voter list)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 600097 • Telephone • +044 • Vehicle • TN-07 & TN-22

Karapakkam (Tamil: காரப்பாக்கம்) is a village in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. The village is one of the stops on the Old Mahabalipuram Road or commonly referred to as OMR.

Karapaakkam which is a part of the Greater Chennai, (Pop:4500 approx.) is home to a number of BPO, IT/ITES companies and other IT/ITES companies such as Mahindra Satyam, Scope International, Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture India, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Photon Infotech and Infosys are situated along the Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR)

Riverside Mall is also planned to be constructed here by MARG Infrastructure. Mc Donalds, Pizza Hut, Hot Chips, Dhaaba, Andhra Mess, Locaccia, Baskin Robbins, Pizza Corner, Cakes and Bakes, Fortune Hotel, and Nallas Restaurant are located along this stretch of road.

It has a Panchayat Elementary school and Govt.High school. Annai Fathima Home for the Aged and Tsunami victims is also located in Karapakkam.

It is 10 km from Thiruvanmiyur. Arulmigu Throwbathi Amman, Arulmigu Gangai Amman , Arulmigu Vendavarasi Amman, and Arulmigu Kali Amman temples, Masjidul Anwaar are some of the places of worship here.

Thangavelu engg.college and KCG College of Technology are located here. Arvind theatre is also located here.

See also

1. Cognizant
2. Tata Consultancy Services
3. Infosys