Urapakkam
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Urapakkam is a census town
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in Kancheepuram district in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. 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
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 in Kancheepuram District. It is situated on the National Highway
National Highway
The term national highway may refer to:* National Highway * National Highway System * National Trunk Highway System or China National Highways* National Highways of India* National highways of Japan...

 (NH45) which is part of ‘Golden Quadrilateral’ National Highway Project. It is situated between Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

 and Chengalpattu at a distance of 8 km from Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

 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
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 in the state of Tamilnadu. It belongs to the Kanchipuram District. It is located between Vandalur
Vandalur
Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

 and Guduvancheri
Guduvancheri
Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

. 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 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
Guduvancheri
Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

. 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. In many multistoreyed apartments at this locality, residents are forced to use staircases (instead of lift) often due to power problem.

Educational Institutions


Banks/ATMs

  • Karur Vysya Bank
    Karur Vysya Bank
    Karur Vysya Bank is a privately held Indian bank, headquartered in Karur in Tamil Nadu. It was set up in 1916 by M. A. Venkatarama Chettiar and Athi Krishna Chettiar.The bank has a branch network of 417 and an ATM network of 620 as on 28.11.2011....

     - 193/16, GST Road, Urapakkam http://www.kvb.co.in/customer_support/branch_locations.aspx
  • State Bank of India, Vandalur
    Vandalur
    Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

  • State Bank of India, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

  • Indian Overseas Bank
    Indian Overseas Bank
    Indian Overseas Bank is a major bank based in Chennai , with 2018 domestic branches and six branches overseas. Indian Overseas Bank has an ISO certified inhouse Information Technology department, which has developed the software that 2018 branches use to provide online banking to customers; the...

     - 136, First Floor, GST Road, Urapakkam
  • State Bank of Travancore - Nellikuppam Road, Krishnapuram 1st Street, Nandhivaram http://www.sbtonline.in/
  • Indian Bank - 5, GST Road, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

     http://www.indianbank.in/
  • Tamilnad Mercantile Bank - 140, GST Road, Near Post Office, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

     http://www.tmb.in/
  • Canara Bank - 140, GST Road, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

     http://www.canarabank.com/
  • Dena Bank - 1, Station Road, First Floor, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

  • Corporation Bank - GST Road, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

  • Union Bank of India, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...


Supermarkets/Restaurants/Theatres

  • Ubagar Supermarket - No 4, GST Road, Urapakkam
  • Rogers Family Mart - No 6, GST Road, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

  • Sangeetha Veg Restaurant, Opposite to Vandalur Zoo
  • Ramada 4 Star Deluxe Hotel (Under Construction), Gold Souk Mall-Vandalur
    Vandalur
    Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

  • Cinemax (Under Construction), Gold Souk Mall-Vandalur
    Vandalur
    Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....


Malls


Places of Worship

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

IT/Industrial Establishments in the Vicinity

  • Shriram Gateway SEZ, Perungalathur
    Perungalathur
    Perungalathur is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is around 3 km from Tambaram. And it is at an equal distance from Chennai City and the Chengelpet Town.-Demographics:...

     (Accenture, Mahindra Satyam, etc.) http://www.shriramgateway.com/
  • L&T Estancia SEZ, Potheri
    Potheri
    Potheri is a suburb of Chennai. It is about 2 km from Guduvancheri. The suburb is famous for private university and institutions....

     (Maveric Systems) http://www.estanciaitsez.com/home.htm
  • Mahindra World City, Maraimalai Nagar
    Maraimalai Nagar
    Maraimalai Nagar is a suburb of the southern Indian city of Chennai. Maraimalai Nagar and its surrounding areas are referred to as "New Chennai" by the media, due to recent industrial development around this area. It is a Satellite town developed by CMDA in the Year 1980. Before that it was a...

     (Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, MindTree, Tech Mahindra, BMW, Renault Nissan, TVS Group, etc.) http://www.mahindraworldcity.com/
  • Ford, Singaperumal Koil
  • Krisp IT Park, Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road http://www.krispitpark.com/
  • Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

     http://www.rane.co.in/
  • Robert Bosch, Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...


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, Sidharth), Natwest (Aura), Arun Excello (Desh), P dot G (Panchavarna), Kesariya Developers (Highlands) and Marutham (Paradise, Spring, Classic).

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
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

 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
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

 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. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2398491.ece

Proposed Monorail Corridor: Recently, the Govt. has announced the following routes as part of Phase 1 of the Chennai Monorail
Chennai Monorail
- History :The Tamil Nadu Government invited bids for the over-ambitious 'Elevated Monorail Mass Rapid Transit System' monorail project covering over 300 km to be implemented at a single phase in February 2006...

 network. As Urapakkam is located next to Vandalur
Vandalur
Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

, this announcement is rather significant for Urapakkam residents.

Vandalur to Puzhal (54 km)
Route: Vandalur
Vandalur
Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

-Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

-MEPZ-Pallavaram
Pallavaram
Pallavapuram Municipality was constituted as a III Grade Municipality on 17.01.1970 vide G.o.No. 55 R.D. & L.A. Department dated 12.01.1970, by Combining the following Town Panchayats and Panchayats.* Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat* Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat...

-Pammal-Kundrathur-Mangadu-Karayanchavadi-Melpakkam-Paruthipattu-Avadi
Avadi
Avadi is a suburb of chennai and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Avadi is an acronym for "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India". Situated about 23 km north west of Chennai, it is surrounded by major defence establishments.-Geography:Avadi...

-Thirumullaivoyal-Ambattur O.T-Pudur-Surapet-Puzhal
Vandalur to Velachery (23 km)
Route: Vandalur
Vandalur
Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

-Perungalathur
Perungalathur
Perungalathur is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is around 3 km from Tambaram. And it is at an equal distance from Chennai City and the Chengelpet Town.-Demographics:...

-Irumbuliyur-Tambaram East-Sembakkam-Gowrivakkam-Medavakkam
Medavakkam
Medavakkam is one among the southern suburbs of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is a residential municipality close to the Chennai Airport and is adjacent to the suburbs of Sholinganallur, Madipakkam, Selaiyur, Keelkattalai, Velachery and Tambaram and it is center place to the...

-Pallikaranai
Pallikaranai
Pallikaranai is a town in Tambaram Taluk of Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is now one of the Chennai prime suburbs.-Demographics:...

-Narayanapuram-Velachery
Velachery
-Geography:Velachery has mostly areas of hard rock, and a big marshland in the southern region of the area. It is said that this marshland was once a natural bird sanctuary. But nowadays, due to encroachment and rapid real estate development, the sanctuary has disappeared. Even today there is a big...



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 http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/3-passport-seva-kendras-to-be-inaugurated-on-sept-16/818882.html.

Rajini's Hospital at Vandalur (Proposed): Actor Rajinikanth is planning to construct a hospital for which land has been acquired near Vandalur. http://movies.sulekha.com/stargallery/rajnikanth/news/rajini-to-build-hospital-near-vandalur.htm

New Guideline values for Urapakkam:
The guideline values of areas have been revised throughout the state and the new guideline value of GST Road, Urapakkam is Rs.3000 per sq.ft. (3 times higher compared to the previous value). The guideline values of areas in Urapakkam could be checked here - http://www.tnreginet.net/DraftGuideline2011/gvaluemainpage2011.asp (Categorywise->Guduvancheri->Urapakkam)

Connectivity

Urapakkam is strategically located on GST Road and has good road connectivity to major locations like Airport, Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

, Mahindra City, OMR, Oragadam
Oragadam
Oragadam is a town and industrial area located on the outskirts of Chennai, India. It is located 16 miles east of Kanchipuram.-Industries:...

, 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.

Location

Wedding Halls

  • Bala Kalyana Mandapam, Urapakkam (On GST Road, Opp. to Urapakkam bus stop)
  • Raj Vip Mahal Kalyana Mandabam, Urapakkam
  • NPR Thirumana Mandapam - No 1, NPR Nagar, Guduvancheri
  • VSR Mahal - Near Guduvancheri Railway Gate
  • AGRC Mahal - Adhanur
  • Abhirami Wedding Hall, Opp. to Sankara Vidyalaya School

See Also

  • B. S. Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology
  • SRM University
    SRM University
    SRM University is a co-educational private university from the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in the year 1985 as SRM Engineering college in Kattankulathur, under Anna University. The university now has four campuses in Tamil Nadu , one in Modinagar, near Delhi...

  • Vandalur
    Vandalur
    Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

  • Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri
    Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.-Geography:...

  • Tambaram
    Tambaram
    Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...


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