Kattupakkam

Kattupakkam^[2] is a suburb of Chennai, in Tiruvallur district,^[3] Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the western side of the city.

Kattupakkam, Chennai
suburb of Chennai
Kattupakkam, Chennai Kattupakkam, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 13.0414°N 80.1267°E / 13.0414; 80.1267
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvallur district
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600056[1]
Other Neighbourhoods	Porur, Moulivakkam, Iyyapanthangal, Mugalivakkam, Manapakkam, Mangadu, Kumananchavadi and Poonamallee
District Collector	Alby John Varghese, I. A. S.
LS	Sriperumbudur
VS	Alandur
MP	T. R. Baalu
MLA	T. M. Anbarasan

Location

Kattupakkam is located 20 kilometres from Fort St George on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. The nearest bus depot is at Iyyappanthangal, which is one kilometre from Kattupakkam, while the nearest railway station is at Guindy, 8 kilometres away. Kattupakkam is near to the Mangadu Amman temple. Tiruverkadu Karumari Amman Temple is about 5 kilometers from here. The Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute is about 2 kilometers.

Landmarks

Kattupakkam has a number of temples, mosques and churches. The Sri Vada Chendur Murugan Temple at Kattupakkam is one of the oldest Hindu temples built in the city.^[4] Pillayar Kovil on the Sendurpuram Main Road is another old temple.