Polichalur
title: "Polichalur" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-chengalpattu-district", "suburbs-of-chennai", "populated-places-established-in-the-9th-century"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polichalur" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pozhichalur |
| settlement_type | neighbourhood |
| pushpin_map | India Chennai |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Tamil Nadu |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Chengalpattu |
| subdivision_type3 | Metro |
| subdivision_name3 | Chennai |
| subdivision_type4 | City |
| subdivision_name4 | Tambaram |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_total | 21906 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Tamil |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 600074 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 91-44-2263-XXXX |
| registration_plate | TN-85 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Pozhichalur | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = neighbourhood | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | nickname = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India Chennai | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Chengalpattu | subdivision_type3 = Metro | subdivision_name3 = Chennai | subdivision_type4 = City | subdivision_name4 = Tambaram | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 21906 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Tamil | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 600074 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 91-44-2263-XXXX | registration_plate = TN-85 | website = | footnotes = Pozhichalur (also commonly spelled as Polichalur) is a census town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai on the south bank of the Adyar River near the Chennai Airport and is served by Pallavaram Railway Station.
Demographics
India census, Pozhichalur had a population of 21,906. Males constitute 50.4% of the population and females 49.5%. Pozhichalur has an average literacy rate of 80.4%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 73%. In Pozhichalur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Airport expansion
The previous AIADMK regime (2001–06) government had allotted 2,000 acres of land free for the AAI to carry out the expansion by taking lands from residents of Pozhichalur, Pammal and Anakaputhur. Under pressure from the opposition parties such as CPM, DMK, PMK, and MDMK, the government later decided to drop land acquisition in the said areas and identified alternative land at Manapakkam, Tharapakkam, Kolapakkam and Gerugambakkam.
References
References
- [https://indiapincodes.net/Tamil-nadu/Chengalpattu/Polichalur/ Polichalur]
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
- (26 October 2008). "The Economic Times: Business News, Personal Finance, Financial News, India Stock Market Investing, Economy News, SENSEX, NIFTY, NSE, BSE Live, IPO News".
- (19 April 2006). "Archive News".
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