| M K B Nagar | |
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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) |
MKB Nagar(Tamil: மகாகவி பாரதி நகர்) also known as Maha kavi Bharathi Nagar is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It was earlier known as Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony until 1982.
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MKB Nagar is located in North Chennai. It borders Kodungaiyur to the north, Mullai Nagar to the east, Vyasarpadi to the west. National Highway 5(NH 5) borders this area in south. The locality was planned by the State Housing Board. The locality also consists of Weavers Colony in the north. It is where a lot of Saurashtrians live. There main occupation is Silk Saree weaving. It is 5KM from Chennai Central Railway Station.
MKB Nagar Police Station is situated on Central Avenue, has Assistant commissioner office also.
MKB Nagar BSNL Telephone Exchange. A Bus depot is located here. It houses buses terminating at KKD Nagar, MKB Nagar, Mullai Nagar and Vallalar Nagar.
MKB Nagar has a number of educational institutions catering to the residents of the area. Most notable ones are
The most famous schools are:
Nearly 30 to 35 years before, this place was just an empty rural forest with ponds in between. The Ashokleyland and Simsons owners gave the plots for their employees here and from then the business, commercial and social activities came into act and they started to develop very fast. At present in MKB Nagar, all facilities are available with outstanding services.
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to MKB Nagar from other major parts of the Chennai city. There are 2 Bus terminus in MKB Nagar.They are MKB Nagar & Mullai Magar (MKB Nagar East).
The nearest railway station is Vyasarpadi Jeeva.
The common bus services from MKB Nagar bus terminal are
| Service No | Start | Destination | Route |
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| 2A | MKB Nagar | Anna Square | Ambedkar college, Walltax Road, Central, Chepauk, Triplicane, Presidency College, Marina Beach |
| M33 | MKB Nagar | Broadway | Ambedkar college, Mint, Stanley Hospital, Mannadi |
| MKB Nagar | Iyyapanthangal | Ambedkar college, Vepery, Egmore, DPI, Sterling Road, Valluvar kottam, Kodambakkam, Vadapalani, Valasarawakkam | |
| M46G | Mullai Nagar | CMBT | MKB Nagar, Ambedkar college, Ayanavaram, ICF, Anna Nagar East, CMBT |
| 32Extn | Mullai Nagar | Vivekananda House | MKB Nagar, Ambedkar College, Mint, Stanley Hospital, Bharathi Women's College, Broadway Theatre, Mannadi, Central, Chepauk, Triplicane, ICE House |
| M116AExtn | Mullai Nagar | Broadway | MKB Nagar, SathyaMoorthy Nagar, Mint, Stanley Hospital, Beach Station |
Most famous temples are:
The list of Community halls are
The list of Banks are
ATM's
23, 3rd Cross Street, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Chennai 600039 - +(91)-(44)-2673-3104
More details about post office available at: http://www.tamilnadupost.nic.in/
West Avenue, Mahakavi Bharathiyar Nagar, Chennai - +(91)-(44)-2673-4888, 2345-2531, 2345-2532
Shopping is very simple in MKB Nagar. You can find many shops for shopping and other things espically in 13th cross street. Supermarket of Reliance fresh and other Educational centres for computer courses are easily available here.
| Kodungaiyur | Kodungaiyur | Mullai Nagar | ||
| Vyasarpadi | Sathyamoorthy Nagar | |||
| M K B Nagar | ||||
| Perambur | Vyasarpadi | Vyasarpadi |