Palavanthangal
Palavanthangal | |
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neighbourhood | |
Nickname: pallavanthangal | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 600114 |
Vehicle registration | TN-22 |
Planning agency | CMDA |
Civic agency | Greater Chennai Corporation |
Pazhavanthangal (also called Palavanthangal) is a southern neighbourhood of
Named after the small settlement with the same name adjoining the station, the railway station also caters to the bigger region of
Palavanthangal was anglicised from its original name Pallavan Thaangal. The area and its neighborhoods were ruled by Pallava rulers; there was a water tank which was dug by one of the Pallava rulers during his regime. The place around the water tank was called thaangal in Tamil. As it was built by a Pallava king, the place was known as Pallavanthaangal. The area is one of many settlements of Kamma Naidu during the reign of king Krishnadevarayar.
An Air India colony, a quarter for the employees of Air India, the Kendriya Vidyalaya School and the Trident Hotel are all located near Pazhavanthangal station.