Madipakkam
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| Madippakkam | |
  Madippakkam
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| State - District(s) |
Tamil Nadu - Kancheepuram |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
14,940 - |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 600 091 - + - |
Madipakkam 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 Velachery, Nanganallur, Adambakkam, Keelkattalai and Vijaya Nagar.
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[edit] Temples
A prominent landmark in Madipakkam is the Ayyappan Temple. The Padhala Vinayagar temple is also quite popular. Another well known landmark is Poniamman Temple. The Sundara Vinayagar temple is a famous temple where people throng during festivals especially during Thirukalaya Utsavam in the month of February and during Vinayagar Chaturthi.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Madippakkam had a population of 14,940. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Madippakkam has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 85%. In Madippakkam, 9% of the population are under 6 years of age.
Almost every family has a vehicle - usually a two-wheeler - but cars are increasing in number. There are a lot of buses that connect people to the nearest suburban railway station which is St. Thomas Mount. Another suburban railway station near Madipakkam is Pazhavanthangal. Autorickshaws are very commonly used but are considered a little expensive. A few horse carriages still come from St. Thomas Mount station but are seldom seen these days.
Definitely one of the most populous places in Chennai, the real estate prices of this suburb are soaring rapidly by the day. High rise apartments are coming up in huge numbers. Its very rare nowadays to see an independent house being built. This is certainly going to become even worse once the Railway Station at Velachery becomes operational. The same is nearer than the St. Thomas Mount Station and is expected to take a major load of commuters from Madipakkam towards the main city.
[edit] Schools
Madipakkam has a number of schools catering to students from Kindergarten to Higher Secondary. Few of them are New Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School,St.Thomas, Sai, Brilliant, Rajkumar Sulochana, Holy Prince, Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Kings.
[edit] Conveniences
Being mostly a residential area, there are ample shops and quite a few banks. Bank of Tanjore was among the first to be set up, which was acquired over by Indian Bank. Now it has HDFC, SBI bank & ATM, ICICI bank and UTI bank apart from Indian Bank. Corporation Bank has recently opened a branch and ATM centre in this locality near Koot road.
There are a couple of super markets in the area, few of the most prominent ones being Trinethra and Subhiksha. Some of the prominent communities include Ayyappa Nagar, Ram Nagar, Sadasiva Nagar, Raghava Nagar and Perumal nagar.
There are about 4 petrol bunks (Brit. English) or gas stations ( Amer. English) nearby. The place is pretty much self sufficient with most shops present nearby.
[edit] Connectivity
The Madipakkam Main road is also referred to as Koot road because, the main landmark in this suburb is a point where four major roads meet. This name comes from the Tamil word 'kootu' which means 'junction'.
