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| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Chennai |
| Parliamentary constituency | Chennai North |
| Assembly constituency | Perambur |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kodungaiyur (Tamil: கொடுங்கையூர்) is mainly a residential locality in northern most part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. In the Expanded Chennai Corporation(200 Wards),after delimitation of Zones & Wards, Kodungaiyur will fall under Ward No:34, 35, 36 & 37 ( all the 4 wards will come under Zone No:IV as per the new expanded corporation limits).
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Kodungaiyur covers a vast area bordering Selavayal & Chinna sekkaadu to the north, Ezhil Nagar to the east, Arul Nagar (Madhavaram Milk Colony) to the west, Moolakadai to the southwest and MKB Nagar(Vysarpadi)to the south.
National Highway 5(NH 5) touches this area in southwest at Moolakadai.
Main Thoroughfares-
Distance from Various parts of city to Kodungaiyur :
| Madhavaram Milk Colony (MMC)(Towards Mathur MMDA) | Manali(Towards Minjur) | Tiruvottiyur(Towards Ennore) | ||
| Madhavaram(Towards Redhills) | Korukkupet(Towards Tondiarpet,Washermanpet & Royapuram) | |||
| 'KODUNGAIYUR' | ||||
| Moolakadai(Towards Perambur & Ayanavaram) | MKB Nagar(Towards Vyasarpadi,Doveton & Egmore) | Mullai Nagar(Towards Basin Bridge & Central) |
Few facts about Kodungaiyur:-
Disambiguation 1: - Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) is actually a Part of 'Kodungaiyur' in the city of Chennai and both (KKD Nagar & Kodungaiyur) are not separate Geographical locations (Since it is assumed wrongly most of the times that both are different localities as name boards of Most commercial establishments display 'KKD Nagar, chennai-118' & very few shops display 'KKD Nagar,Kodungaiyur,Chennai-118')
Disambiguation 2:- 'Chinna Kodungaiyur & Periya Kodungaiyur alone doesnot account to the Kodungaiyur's total geographical area as they both are merely parts of Kodungaiyur.
Problems faced by the people of Kodungaiyur:-
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Kodungaiyur from other major parts of the Chennai city. There are 3 Bus terminuses in Kodungaiyur.They are Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) , Parvathi nagar & Muthamizh nagar.
KKD Nagar-
KKD Nagar Terminus is the heart of Kodungaiyur's Transportation system, as it is the major and most popular bus terminus here.Though this terminus is badly in need of more bus services to most parts of South Chennai,Frequent buses are available to Parrys & Central.
Parvathy Nagar-
There is also a smaller bus terminus located at Parvathy Nagar in north western section of the locality. Though there are good number of daily commuters from this area,the frequency of Bus services are very limited (in fact they are timed services) to this terminus as the stretch Kamarajar salai->Thiruvalluvar street->Manali road (from Moolakadai towards Chinna Kodungaiyur) is very narrow with encroachments & unauthorised parking of vehicles on both the sides of the road making the drivers often feel difficult to drive the bus in this route. Due to this commuters are left with no option but to use Auto rickshaws.From moolakadai,most of the people depend on Auto rickshaw to reach chinna kodungaiyur. Earlier Horse Carts were running in this route,but it has been stopped now .
Still many residents in Chinna Kodungaiyur ,residents east of Manali road goto Kaviyarasu Kanadasan (KKD) Nagar bus terminus and residents west of Manali road goto Arul Nagar (Madhavaram milk clolony) bus stop. Residents of Periya Kodungaiyur goto Moolakadai bus stop to catch buses to their destinations. some of the bus routes from here are M46C to CMBT(Koyambedu), M38D to Thiruvottiyur, M116L to Broadway.
The other smaller terminus is located at Muthamil Nagar and the only bus route is M116 to Brodway.
As there is no railway line passing through kodungaiyur, residents normally go to Perambur (nearest railway station) or Vyasarpadi Jeeva to travel in trains.
The bus services from Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) bus terminal are:
| Route No | Origin | Destination | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7G | KKD Nagar | Broadway | MR Nagar, Moolakadai, Perambur,Doveton, Vepery, Periamet, Central Station |
| KKD Nagar | Perambur | M.R Nagar, Erukkancherry, Moolakadai, Don Bosco, LakshmiAmman Temple, BB Road | |
| M116A | KKD Nagar | Broadway | SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar, Mint,Stanley Hospital,Beach Station |
| M37E | KKD Nagar | Iyyapanthangal | Sharma Nagar,Vepery, Egmore,DPI, Sterling Road, Valluvar kottam, Kodambakkam, Vadapalani, Valasarawakkam |
| 170T | KKD Nagar | Vandalur Zoo | MR Nagar, Moolakadai,Retteri,Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy,Airport, Pallavaram, Chromepet, Tambaram |
| M121G | KKD Nagar | CMBT | Moolakadai,Retteri,Thirumangalam, CMBT |
| 2A Extn | KKD Nagar | Anna Square | MKB Nagar,Walltax Road,Central, Chepauk, Triplicane, Presidency College, Marina Beach |
| 33Extn | KKD Nagar | Broadway | MKB Nagar,Ambedkar College, Mint, Stanley Hospital, Bharathi Women's College, Broadway Theatre,Mannadi |
| 170E | IOC | Tambaram | Korukkupet,Ezhil Nagar,KKD Nagar,MR Nagar, Moolakadai,Retteri,Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy,Airport, Pallavaram, Chromepet |
The bus services from Parvathi Nagar bus terminal are:
| Route No | Origin | Destination | Via |
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| M7G Extn | Parvathi Nagar | Broadway | Moolakadai, Perambur, Vepery, Periamet, Central Station |
| M116L | Parvathi Nagar | Broadway | Muthamil Nagar, SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar, Mint,Stanley Hospital,Beach Station |
| M46C | Parvathi Nagar | CMBT | Moolakadai,Perambur, Ayanavaram,ICF, Anna Nagar East,Arumbakkam, CMBT |
| M38D | Parvathi Nagar | Thiruvottiyur | Moolakadai,Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar college, Mint,Maharani,Mani Koondu, Tondiarpet,Tollgate, Raja Kadai, EllaiAmman Koil, Thiruvottiyur |
The bus services from Muthamil Nagar bus terminal are:
| Route No | Origin | Destination | Via |
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| M116 | Muthamil Nagar | Broadway | SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar, Mint,Stanley Hospital,Beach Station |
Kodungaiyur has a number of educational institutions catering to the students of this area. some of them are :
Colleges-
Schools-
Most notable neighbourhoods in Kodungaiyur are Amudham Nagar, Selavayal,Narayanasamy Garden,Parvathi nagar,Venkateswara Nagar (Part I & II), Seetharam Nagar,R.V.Nagar, Union Carbide Colony,Sastri nagar, Jambuli newcolony, Ponnusamy Nagar, Krishna Moorthy Nagar, Vivekananda Nagar, Soundarya Nagar, Ambika Nagar,Chinnandi madam etc. Apart from these, Muthamil Nagar,MR Nagar,KKD Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Teachers Colony are most important places.
Most famous Churches are
Temples are
Mosques are at
The only theatre in Kodungaiyur is 'Pandiyan Theatre' formerly known as 'Odean Mani Theatre'. Predominantly Tamil movies are screened in this theatre, and at times English movies also finds a place. our lady jecintho curch
The most famous hospital located in Erukanchery is Pavithra Hospital.
Other Hospitals are :
Another hospital with good treatment facilities near to kodungaiyur is St. Anthony's hospital (Thapalpetti,Madhavaram)
Given below are the Community halls located in Kodungaiyur :
Given below are the Banks /ATMs located in Kodungaiyur:
ATMs-