Urapakkam

Urapakkam Urapakkam
suburb
Population  (2001)
• Total	13,445

Urapakkam (Template:Lang-ta) is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The population was 13,446 at the 2001 Indian census but now it may reach 33,000 and above.

Urapakkam is the fastest growing town in the southern suburbs of Chennai in Kancheepuram District. It is situated on the National Highway (NH45) which is part of ‘Golden Quadrilateral’ National Highway Project. It is situated between Tambaram and Chengalpattu at a distance of 8 km from Tambaram and 20 km from Chengalpattu. The pincode for Urapakkam is 603210 (Urapakkam East) and 603211 (Urapakkam West).

Urapakkam has a Railway station and two Bus stops.

Geography

Urapakkam is located near the capital city of Chennai in the state of Tamilnadu. It belongs to the Kanchipuram District. It is located between Vandalur and Guduvancheri. The railway line that runs through it separates the place into Urapakkam east and Urapakkam west. Urapakkam is bound on the western side by the Madambakkam & Adhanur villages, the eastern side by Karanai-Puducheri & Iyenchery villages, the northern side by Vandalur and the southern side by Guduvancheri. Also, it is very close to the fast-developing corridors like Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road & Oragadam-Sriperumbudur Road and the proposed Outer Ring Road (Vandalur to Minjur)

The Urapakkam Panchayat belongs to the Kattankulathur Panchayat Union. The village that buffers Urapakkam with Guduvancheri is Nandivaram and the village that buffers Urapakkam with Vandalur is Otteri.

Some of the prominent areas in Urapakkam include Arul nagar & M.G.Nagar in Urapakkam west and Kubera Nagar, Priya Nagar, Yamunai Nagar, Revathipuram & Sri Sathya Sai Nagar in Urapakkam east.

Civic Amenities

Urapakkam is one of the fastest developing suburbs of Chennai. Despite significant growth, Urapakkam lacks basic civic amenities such as water and good roads. Power cut is a common issue here. Sometimes it might extend upto 5 hours a day since Urapakkam falls just outside the CMA limit which ends at Vandalur.

Urapakkam is supported by a fully functional electricity board and a village panchayat office. It has two sub post offices - one in east while the other is in west. Urapakkam does have two general hospitals of its own and shares them with Guduvancheri.

Educational Institutions

• Shri Sankara Vidyalaya Matriculation School
• Ananthavalli Mat. Hr Sec. School
• Vidya Mandir - CBSC School, L&T Estancia [1]
• Deva Annai Matriculation Higher Secondary School [2]
• Crescent School [3]
• Urapakkam Govt. High School
• Vivekananda Vidyala, Nandhivaram
• B. S. Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology (formerly Crescent Engineering College) [4]
• Sri Ramanujar Engineering College, Kolapakkam, Vandalur [5]
• SRM University [6]
• Valliammai Engineering College [7]
• Tagore Engineering College, Rathinamangalam, Vandalur [8]
• Eva Stalin IAS Academy [9]
• Crescent IAS Center - Civil Services Entrance Exam Coaching at BS Abdur Rahman University Campus, Vandalur
• Chennai School of Ship Management, Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road
• Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT-Chennai Campus), Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road
• Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing (IIITD&M), Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road

Banks/ATMs

• Karur Vysya Bank - 193/16, GST Road, Urapakkam [10]
• State Bank of India, Vandalur
• State Bank of India, Guduvancheri
• Indian Overseas Bank - 136, First Floor, GST Road, Urapakkam
• State Bank of Travancore - Nellikuppam Road, Krishnapuram 1st Street, Nandhivaram [11]
• Indian Bank - 5, GST Road, Guduvancheri [12]
• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank - 140, GST Road, Near Post Office, Guduvancheri [13]
• Canara Bank - 140, GST Road, Guduvancheri [14]
• Dena Bank - 1, Station Road, First Floor, Guduvancheri
• Corporation Bank - GST Road, Guduvancheri
• Union Bank of India, Guduvancheri

Supermarkets/Restaurants/Theatres

• Rogers Family Mart - No 6, GST Road, Guduvancheri
• Sangeetha Veg Restaurant, Opposite to Vandalur Zoo
• Ramada 4 Star Deluxe Hotel (Under Construction), Gold Souk Mall-Vandalur
• Cinemax-6 Screens (Under Construction), Gold Souk Mall-Vandalur

Malls

• Gold Souk Grande Mall (Under Construction), Near Crescent Engineering College, Vandalur [15] - Will be operational by First quarter of 2012 [16]
• Shriram Mall (Proposed), Shriram Gateway, Perungalathur
• L&T Estancia Mall (Proposed), Potheri [17]

Places of Worship

• Oorneshwarar Temple, Urapakkam
• Manneswarar Temple, Mannivakkam
• Shirdi Sai Baba Temple - 1, TTC Nagar
• CSI Emmanuel Church
• Kolatchi Amman Temple, Urapakkam
• Sri MuthuMaari Amman Temple, Urapakkam
• Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Urapakkam
• Kailasanathar Temple, Adhanur
• Sri Panchara Vinayagar Temple, Adhanur

IT/Industrial Establishments in the Vicinity

• Shriram Gateway SEZ, Perungalathur (Accenture, Mahindra Satyam, etc.) [18]
• L&T Estancia SEZ, Potheri (Maveric Systems) [19]
• Mahindra World City, Maraimalai Nagar (Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, MindTree, Tech Mahindra, BMW, Renault Nissan, TVS Group, etc.) [20]
• Ford, Singaperumal Koil
• Krisp IT Park, Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road [21]
• Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited, Guduvanchery [22]

Recent Events

Urapakkam is the fastest developing suburb on GST Road and currently has several housing projects under construction. Some of the prominent ones are those by Akshaya Homes (Belvedere), FeatherLite (Vaikuntham), S.I.S (Safaa & Marakesh), GRA International (Vandalur Park), Indus (Habiterra), Dakshin (GST on GST), Natwest (Aura) and P dot G (Panchavarna).

The Railway Over Bridge project was started around July 2010 has been progressing well. It is expected to be complete by January 2012. It has contributed significantly to the rise in the real estate prices.

The railway lines that run from Tambaram to Chengalpattu are also undergoing some change. One of the metre gauge tracks is to be upgraded to broad gauge. The project has just started and is expected to go on for 3 more years. Another update on the transportation front is the extension of all trains that start from Chennai Beach to Chengalpattu. Currently most of the trains stop at Tambaram and only a few are extended to Chengalpattu.

The Govt. has directed the CMDA to prepare a plan for the area south of the CMA comprising Maraimalai Nagar Municipality, Guduvanchery – Nandivaram Town Panchayat, Thiruporur Town Panchayat and parts of Kattankulathur and Thiruporur Panchayat Unions. [23]

Proposed Monorail Corridor: Recently, the Govt. has announced the following routes as part of Phase 1 of the Chennai Monorail network. As Urapakkam is located next to Vandalur, this announcement is rather significant for Urapakkam residents.

• Vandalur to Puzhal (54 km)

Route: Vandalur-Tambaram-MEPZ-Pallavaram-Pammal-Kundrathur-Mangadu-Karayanchavadi-Melpakkam-Paruthipattu-Avadi-Thirumullaivoyal-Ambattur O.T-Pudur-Surapet-Puzhal

• Vandalur to Velachery (23 km)

Route: Vandalur-Perungalathur-Irumbuliyur-Tambaram East-Sembakkam-Gowrivakkam-Medavakkam-Pallikaranai-Narayanapuram-Velachery

Passport Seva Kendra is coming up at Tambaram to address the growing list of passport applicants. Urapakkam residents will be benefited due to its close proximity to Tambaram.

Rajini's Hospital at Vandalur (Proposed): Actor Rajinikanth is planning to construct a hospital for which land has been acquired near Vandalur. [24]

Connectivity

Urapakkam is strategically located on GST Road and has good road connectivity to major locations like Airport, Tambaram, Mahindra City, OMR, Oragadam, Sriperumbudur, etc. Urapakkam has an added advantage of good connectivity via Suburban railway network (Chennai Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpattu)

• Nearest Bus Stops - Tea Shop and Govt. School (even some SETC buses stop here)
• Nearest Railway Station - Urapakkam

Some MTC buses passing through Urapakkam are :

Route Number	Destination
XPP21	Broadway - Guduvancheri
W500CV	C.M.B.T. - Chenglepet N.T.
M55B	Guduvancheri - Pazhanthandalam
X500A	Hasthinapuram - Chenglepet N.T.
M18G	Hasthinapuram - Guduvancheri
XE18, WE18V, SE18, SPP21	High Court - Guduvancheri
S518EX	High Court - Maraimalai Nagar I.E.
S500B	High Court - S.P.Koil
X70V	Koymabedu Market - Guduvancheri
M18N	Nanganallur - Guduvancheri
M52EXT	Pozhichalur - Guduvancheri
X118P	Puzhithivakkam B.S - Guduvancheri
S500 , W500V, X500	T.Nagar - Chenglepet N.T.
G18NS, LG18, SG18, XG18	T.Nagar - Guduvancheri
XG118	T.Nagar - Kavanoor Koot Road
S518	T.Nagar - Maraimalai Nagar I.E.
M500	Tambaram - Chenglepet N.T.
M18	Tambaram - Guduvanchery
18L, M18L	Tambaram - Madambakkam
M118	Tambaram - Maraimalai Nagar I.E.
X555N	Tambaram - Thirupporur
XG70 , SG70	Vadapalani B.S - Guduvancheri
W500VV	Velachery - Chenglepet N.T.

Wedding Halls

• Raj Vip Mahal Kalyana Mandabam, Urapakkam
• NPR Thirumana Mandapam - No 1, NPR Nagar, Guduvancheri
• VSR Mahal - Near Guduvancheri Railway Gate
• AGRC Mahal - Adhanur

External Links

• About Urapakkam The Hindu
• Suburban Train Timings To/From Urapakkam eRail.in
• Untimely Power Cuts at Urapakkam PublishaLetter.com
• Urapakkam Enjoys Locational Advantage Magicbricks.com
• Proposed Monorail Corridors for Chennai, Tamilnadu The Hindu
• Property Price Trends in Urapakkam Magicbricks.com
• News about Arena Gold Souk Grande Mall located at Vandalur India Retailing