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Kilpauk
Neighborhood in Chennai, India
Neighborhood in Chennai, India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kilpauk |
| settlement_type | Neighbourhood |
| pushpin_map | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Tamil Nadu |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Chennai District |
| subdivision_type3 | Metro |
| subdivision_name3 | Chennai |
| established_title | |
| governing_body | Chennai Corporation |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| 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 | 600010 |
| registration_plate | TN-01 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Planning agency |
| blank1_info_sec1 | CMDA |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Civic agency |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Chennai Corporation |
| website |
Kilpauk is a semi residential area located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The distance from Chennai's city to Kilpauk is about 6 km. The region is situated off the Poonamallee High Road in the west. Adjacent areas of Kilpauk include Chetpet, Kellys, Egmore, Ayanavaram, Anna Nagar, Choolaimedu and Purasawalkam.
The nearest railway station for Kilpauk is the one at Chetpet. This railway station lies to the south of Kilpauk and not more than a kilometre away. There are two metro stations which connects to Kilpauk, they are Nehru Park and Kilpauk (entrance of the Kilpauk Medical College). The Chennai Airport is about 18 km from Kilpauk.
This place was a cantonment area for British troops before India's independence. Today this locality is known as "Little Korea" due to the Korean population residing in this area.
The neighbourhood has a historical water-treatment plant. On the other end, to the west, is the Institute of Mental Health, one of the oldest mental asyla in the continent, visited by Elizabeth II.
Localities
- Kilpauk Garden
- Kelly's Corner
- Aspiran Garden
- Secretariat Colony
Educational Institutions
- Seth P D Hinduja Sindhi Model Senior Secondary School
- C S I Bain school
- Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram
- Chinmaya Vidyalaya
- Kola Saraswati
- Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training
- MES Razeena Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Both the Directorate of Medical Education and Government Kilpauk Medical College are located on EVR Periyar Salai. Kilpauk is also well known for engineering college head offices, including Rajalakshmi Institutions and Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology.
Religious Places
Temple
There is an Amman temple viz., Pathala Ponniamman Temple located at Kilpauk. This temple is maintained under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.
References
References
- (February 2018). "Kilpauk Mental Hospital: The Bethlem of South Asia – A recall of its history prior to 1970". Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
- "Arulmigu Pathala Ponniamman Temple, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600010, Chennai District [TM000272].,Pathalaponniamman,Pathalaponniamman".
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