Thirumazhisai

Coordinates: 13°03′09″N 80°03′37″E / 13.052500°N 80.060300°E / 13.052500; 80.060300
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Thirumazhisai
Neighborhood
Thirumazhisai is located in Chennai
Thirumazhisai
Thirumazhisai
Thirumazhisai (Chennai)
Thirumazhisai is located in Tamil Nadu
Thirumazhisai
Thirumazhisai
Thirumazhisai (Tamil Nadu)
Thirumazhisai is located in India
Thirumazhisai
Thirumazhisai
Thirumazhisai (India)
Coordinates: 13°03′09″N 80°03′37″E / 13.052500°N 80.060300°E / 13.052500; 80.060300
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThiruvallur
MetroChennai
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total16,286
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 124
Vehicle registrationTN 12 (RTO, Poonamallee)

Thirumazhisai is a western suburb of Chennai, India. It is located in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Located on the way to Thiruvallur, the neighbourhood is situated at a distance of 28 km from the city's kilometer zero. The nearest railway station is at Thiruninravur, which is 13 km away.

The neighbourhood is the birthplace of Thirumalisai Alvar, one of the 12 Vaishnavite poet-saints of the Bhakti era.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Ramakrishna Mission (1998). Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. Vol. 49. The Institute. pp. 535–538. ISBN 9780670083282.