Surapet

Coordinates: 13°08′36.4″N 80°11′28.2″E / 13.143444°N 80.191167°E / 13.143444; 80.191167
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Surapet
சூரப்பட்டு
Neighbourhood
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madhavaram
NeighbourhoodsAmbathur, Kolathur, Puzhal, Korattur
Websitehttps://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/

Surapet, also known as Surapattu and Surapedu, is a neighbourhood in northwestern

Puzhal Lake
in west.

Transportation

Chennai Metro

The proposed second phase of the Chennai Metro has three lines. The third line is from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur. In that line, the proposed Retteri Metro Station and Kolathur Metro Station are 3 km away from Surapet.

Railway

The nearest railway station is Korattur Railway Station, 5 km away from Surapet. Chennai Egmore Railway Station and Chennai Central Railway Station, the two main railway terminals in Chennai, which are 14 km away from Surapet.

Roads

The

Grand Northern Trunk Road is 3 km away from the neighbourhood and the Inner Ring Road
is 3.5 km away.

The

Chennai Bypass Road passes through the Surapet area and ends at National Highway 5
, near Surapet.

Water bodies

Water bodies located nearby include

Korattur Lake
.

History

The area, once a separate

Chennai corporation administrative body since 2011, as the 24th ward in the Madhavaram constituency
.

References

http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.