Kallikuppam, Ambattur

Kallikuppam
கள்ளிக்குப்பம்
Neighbourhood
Kallikuppam
Kallikuppam
Kallikuppam
Coordinates: 13°07′52″N 80°10′30″E / 13.130973°N 80.174862°E / 13.130973; 80.174862Coordinates: 13°07′52″N 80°10′30″E / 13.130973°N 80.174862°E / 13.130973; 80.174862
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Metro Chennai
Zone Ambattur Zone No 7
Ward kallikuppam (Ward 82)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Languages
 • Official Tamil,english
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 600053
Telephone code 044
Vehicle registration TN-13
Planning agency CMDA
City Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency Sriperumbudur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Ambattur

kallikuppam is a locality in Ambattur (ward 82 of Chennai corporation), which is a large neighbourhood in Chennai City.

History of Kallikuppam

Kallikuppam has developed from being a rural area along the Redhills high road to become one of the important residential localities of Ambattur and Closer to Anna Nagar, Padi and Avadi, . It was a part of the erstwhile Ambattur Municipality till October 2011.Now as per a G.O., Kallikuppam has become a part of the zone 7, Ambattur, of the Chennai Corporation. Kallikuppam has escalated itself from being a less-known suburb to a decent suburban centre with many iconic projects such as Lake Dugar Towers project Opp Tata Communications and is fast developing on par with the other localities like Anna Nagar. For instance proper roads with reflectors (seen only on ECR) have been completed and the Corporation of Chennai has been carrying on various infrastructure projects in full-swing which are expected to reach completion soon.

Localities in Kallikuppam

Notable establishments in Kallikuppam

Nearest Banks

Nearest fire stations

Ambattur fire station

Nearest Police station

kallikuppam falls under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Police,West zone,headquartered at Ambattur Industrial Estate. Ambattur Police station. There is a police booth on kadappa road in kallikuppam and redhills road near ayappan temple

Transportation

phase-2 From puzhal to vandaloor of the Chennai monorail will pass through kallikuppam with proposed stations at Ambattur O.T,Pudur and Kallikuppam .Though Kallikuppam has a good number of bus commuters it still does not have its own bus terminus,however there is a pending proposal to set up a bus terminus at Kallikuppam. Bus services are there to Poonamallee (62), Avadi (62),(77M&77d) Koyambedu, Vallalar Nagar (248A & 248p), Vandalur, Tambaram, C.M.B.T(170L) and few private buses to Kanchipuram and Redhills.Recently operating (S43)Villivakkam to pudur via kallikuppam. Share cabs remain the biggest logistics and transport service provider in Kallikuppam.

Roads

The Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road (CTH Road or NH205) passes through 3 km in kallikuppam and the Chennai-Kolkata highway is just about 7 km from the place making it a strategic location. On an average, about 40,000 passenger car units use the CTH Road.[16] The new Chennai Bypass road between Maduravoyal and Madhavaram passes through kallikuppam. It connects NH4 with NH5 and NH205 via kallikuppam.

Train

The Chennai Central-Arakkonam railway line passes through Ambattur and has two railway stations in the neighourhood. Ambattur railway station serves the residential areas and Pattaravakkam railway station serves the Ambattur Industrial Estate area. Suburban Broad Gauge EMU trains operate daily from Chennai Central and Chennai Beach to Avadi, Tiruvallur, Patabiram Military Siding, Arakkonam and Tiruttani via Ambattur. By rail, Ambattur is 30 minutes from Chennai Central, 20 minutes from Perambur and 10 minutes from Villivakkam. Many fast EMU locals (suburban trains) towards Tiruvallur, Arakkonam and Tiruttani, stop at Ambattur railway station, but fast local trains towards Chennai central do not halt at Ambattur. By fast local train it takes 25 minutes from Chennai Central. There has been a long pending request of a Passenger Reservation Centre at Ambattur.

Education

Schools

 the above are notable schools in kallikuppam.

Colleges

the above are notable near Colleges in kallikuppam.

Hospitals

Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital is a modern multi-speciality hospital in Ambattur. The hospital is named after Sir Ivan Stedeford, the British industrialist and philanthropist. The hospital was inaugurated on 25 February 1966, and then managed by the AMM Foundation. It is situated 4 km from the Kallikuppam tea shop bus stop on the Ambattur–Avadi road, about a kilometer from the Ambattur—Red Hills Road intersection,mahalakshmi hospital 24 hrs(Ambattur),Essvee hospital 24hrs (Ambattur),Teja hospital 24 hrs(Ambattur),Rabindran health care hospital 24 Hrs(Ambattur),and more small clinics are available in near kallikuppam,

Places of worship

Recreational Centres

Theatres include Rakki Cinemas (multiplex Complex) near Ambattur O.T. and Sri Murugan multiplex near the Ambattur railway station. Kannan Theatre near senthil nagar was closed and being converted to Dolphin Sports Academy. Parks include Thangal lake park near Anjalamaram, Krishnapuram Corporation Park (renovated in October 2009) and the Thiruvengada Nagar Corporation Park (opened on 11 October 2013),Hindustan motor nagar (Kallikuppam) park will open soon.

See also

Ambattur

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