Korattur

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Coordinates: 13.11361° N 80.1925° E

Korattur v • d • e
Korattur
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur District
Taluk	Saidapet
Planning Agency	CMDA
Civic Agency	Ambattur municipality
Coordinates	13.11361° N 80.1925° E
Postal code	600 080

Korattur is satellite township in the northwest part of Chennai, India. It is a part of the Ambattur municipality and located along the Chennai-Mumbai railroad about 10 miles from the Chennai Central. The place has developed from a calm village in the early 20th century to an urban township of today due to the expansion of the Chennai city and the industrial development of north Chennai. North Chennai is one of the major manufacturing hubs in India, housing the large railroad maker Integral Coach Factory, the big Ambattur Industrial estate, the Binny Mills and the battle-tank factory in Avadi.

Like most places in the region, Korattur was once famous for its lakes and water bodies that have now been encroached and reduced to a tiny pond as a byproduct of its development. The 992-acre sized lake has now become a huge pile of wasteland and a collection of urban sewage. This makes the place highly notorious during the October-December rainy season for water logging. It is not unusual for people to wade in hip-deep water in the roads during this time, caused due to sudden cyclonic downpour and improper drainage systems.

Korattur has a few good schools in this region, one of the principal ones being Bhaktavatsalam Vidyashram and is quite well modernised compared to most places in this semi-urban region. But the oldest school in the region is Dr.Nalli Kuppuswamy Vivekananda Vidyalaya. And Ebenezer School, Good Shepherd are the privately held schools. There is one Govt School at Chavadi Street.

There is one women's college in Korattur, Bhaktavatsalam College for Women.

Korattur is linked by public train and bus. Trains(EMU) starting from Central Railway station to Avadi/Arakkonam stop at Korattur. And city bus services are 7B from Parrys Corner, 16A from Ethiraj College, 41D from Mandaveli and 47G from Besant Nagar.

The cost of living is not so high in Korattur as the rentals for 2 BHK will range from 2500/- month onwards to 4000/- only. For pious people there are few Hindu Temples,the oldest being Jambookeshwar Temple and two churches one CSI and one RC.

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The neglected Korattur lake

Korattur is also blessed with lots and lots of trees which will give any riders to take a peaceful entry after a wild pollution drive. Korattur residents are well known for land scaping and gardening.