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| Country | India | ||
| State | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District(s) | Chennai District | ||
| Parliamentary constituency | Central Chennai | ||
| Assembly constituency | Anna Nagar | ||
| Planning Agency | CMDA | ||
| Civic agency | Chennai Corporation | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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| Website | Chennai District website | ||
Aminjikarai (Tamil: அமைந்தகரை) is one of the oldest localities in Chennai. It is located on the banks of the Cooum River. The arterial Poonamallee High Road runs through it. Aminjikarai was annexed to Madras District in the year 1946, and Arumbakkam and Anna Nagar were carved out of Aminjikarai in the '50s and '70s. The Nelson Manickam Road that traverses through Aminjikarai is an important commercial road in Chennai city.
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A delta formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river Cooum towards its journey to the Bay of Bengal is called Amainda Karai (which means Shaped/Formed/Created Land in Tamil) and later-on Aminjikarai Colloquially.
In the early days, it was known as a suburb after the tollgate (near Pachaiappas College). Now, it is a central part of Chennai which links the residential Anna Nagar to the central business district of Chennai. It comprises Metha Nagar, Gill Nagar, Railway Colony, Collectrate Colony and Ayyavoo Naidu Colony.
Metha Nagar is connected by a small pedesterian bridge and it is almost like a peninsula. Metha Nagar is a famous locality where actors like Shoban Babu, Rajagopal and Sivaramraj are staying.
The prominent Billroth Hospitals located in Aminjikarai is now a full fledged multispeciality hospital with elegant infrastructure.
| Anna Nagar | Shenoy Nagar | Kilpauk | ||
| Arumbakkam | Chetput | |||
| Aminjikarai | ||||
| Choolaimedu / MMDA Colony | Nungambakkam | Nungambakkam |
Aminjikarai hosts a temple Sri Ekambareshwarar kamatchi amman temple and very close to this Sri Varadharajar temple is there. Because of these two temples in very close vicinity some people refer to Aminjikarai as a mini Kancheepuram. The Mangali amman temple (ellai amman) is also located in between Tool-gate and aminjikarai. Ekambareswarer and Varadharajar temple bharamo-utsavam is very famous festival held at month of march - may. pradhosham is also very famous here.
Aminjikarai also has a good mosque and Burial ground on Poonamallee high road.
PVR Cinemas in Ampa Skywalk mall, one of the biggest movie complex in Chennai, is present in this locality. Lakshmi Theater on the Poonamalle High Road and Murali Krishna are other theaters in this area.
Aminjikarai offers shopping facilities for people of all classes. The Aminjikarai Market hosts very fresh vegetables, some roadside make shift vegetable shops offer very fresh vegetables at nominal rates. There is a huge shopping mall - Ampa Skywalk at the intersection of Nelson Manickam Road and Poonamallee High Road. The mall has 7 Multiplex Cinemas, Spacious Hypermarket, Food court, Restaurants and branded retail outlets.
Aminjikarai hosts the following schools
Nelson Manickam Road (part of Aminjikarai) has many software companies. Some major companies include HCL Technologies, Accel, Florida Software Solutions, Daskar Technologies and many more.
Other than IT, there are other big companies/institutions like the Indian Statistical Institute.
Aminjikarai hosts two major bus stops, one called the main Aminjikarai bus stop which is on the Poonamalle High Road and the other called Arun Hotel bus stop which is on the Nelson Manickam Road which connects Annanagar and Sterling Road routes.
The nearest suburban railway station is Nungambakkam railway station, which is just 2 km (1.2 mi) from Aminjikarai.
The proximity to the Chennai Metropolitan Bus Terminas (CMBT), has made Aminjikarai one of the most accessible routes in Chennai.
Aminjikarai has many hospitals from huge ones to smaller clinics, the following are few of them
This is a colony located in area that is sandwiched between the Nelson Manickam Road and the Ayyavoo Naidu colony. This locality has a very famous Karpaga Vinayagar (Ganesha) temple. The colony has good apartments and nice individual houses.
The area has late actor Shoban babu's statue near the entry from Nelson manickam road. A big playground loacted here.