| Kelambakkam | |||
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| Country | India | ||
| State | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District(s) | Kanchipuram | ||
| Nearest city | Chennai | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Kelambakkam (கேளம்பாக்கம்) is a rapidly growing suburb of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state in India. It is situated on the Old Mamallapuram Road (also known as the IT corridor/Rajiv Gandhi Salai) and is about 35 km from Chennai.
Tourist attractions include Kovalam beach and ( an old famous church for St. Mary in Kovalam], Thiruvidanthai Nithya Kalyana Perumal temple and Tiruporur Murugan Temple.
Kelambakkam attracts office workers from nearby SIPCOT siruseriIT/BPO companies.
One of the most important health centers in the region is Chettinad Health City. It houses a hospital and a nursing college called Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) under Chettinad University. Chettinad University attracts students not only from India but also other parts of Asia.
Kelambakkam has a fish market and a Saibaba Temple. The Lord Muruga temple in Thiruporur is close to Kelambakkam.
A residential area in Kelambakkam is Sathankuppam. Many nagars have been developed here, like Jothy Nagar, Jothy Nagar Welfare Land, Rajeswari nagar, Kanaga Parameshwaran Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Ajith nagar, Ganapathi nagar, Lakshmi Avenue, Krishna nagar, and Sri nagar. The Great future film-maker Rajkumar Thevar is resided in Kelambakkam. It adds more value to the area.
The population in this area is around 20000.
The Kelambakkam quarry is a trail for off-road enthusiasts from Chennai.
Schools available are B.K.M Higher Secondary School and St. Marys Matriculation School, Baba School and Government Higher Secondary School.
Kelambakkam has a high floating population consisting of students of Hindustan College of Engineering, Anand Institute of Higher Technology, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering[1], SSN School of Management and computer application, Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology(SMK FIT) Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology(AVIT) and other colleges.
Kelambakkam is an important junction connecting the ECR (East Coast Road) and the GST (Grand Southern Trunk) Road; from Kovalam to Vandaloor Zoo. It also connects Mamallapuram and Adyar. From Kelambakkam, locations connected include (Thiruporur, Mamallapuram, Adyar, Vandalur Zoo, Tambaram, Thirukalikundram, Chengalpattu, and Tidel Park).
Kelambakkam has a bus terminus.