Tiruverkadu

Coordinates: 13°04′23″N 80°07′37″E / 13.073°N 80.127°E / 13.073; 80.127
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Thiruverkadu
Suburb
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 077
Vehicle registrationTN 12 (RTO, Poonamallee)

Thiruverkadu (Tamil:

Vedapureeswarar Temple in Thiruverkadu, where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi
are seen in their wedding pose inside the sanctum sanctorum. As of 2011, the town had a population of 62,289. It is a town with rich cultural heritage and also a fast-growing areas in the city.

Thiruverkadu Selection  Grade Municipal town in Thiruvallur District is Located at a very close proximity to Chennai mega city. This town possesses the appearance and Character similar to many of the town in Tamil Nadu which bears the seal of Religion. The famous temple in this town is devoted to Lord Sri Devi Karumariamman Temple and Lord Siva Temple. This Temple on each new moon day attract a large number of people from all around. It is the nucleus for the development of this town and present development pattern has emerged from a small village at the beginning of 50 years. Thiruverkadu town was constituted as a Municipality from 2004 onwards, Thiruverkadu is functioning as a grade III Municipality with 28.50 Sq. km in extent.

This town consists of seven revenue villages namely Thiruverkadu, Sundarasozhapuram, Koladi, Perumalagaram, Ayanambakkam, Veeraragavapuram and Numbal. The town is divided into 18 wards. Thiruverkadu town is located at a distance of 16 km west of Chennai City. This lies on Chennai-Bangalore National Highway Road and Chennai Thirupathi Trunk road. It is situated 13 9” North latitude and 79 55” E longitude. The present extent of this town is 10.75 km2.

Demographics

Karumari amman Temple at Tiruverkadu

According to

Buddhists, 0.04% Jains, 0.33% following other religions and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[3]

Location

The town is located 2 km from Chennai-Bangalore highway NH4 and 1.5 km from Avadi - Poonamalle road SH55. The town is 10 km from Chennai Metropolitan Bus Terminus CMBT. Nearby towns include Porur, Kattupakkam, Iyyapantangal, Kumananchavadi, Karayanchavadi, Poonamalle, Paruthipattu, Ayapakkam, Ambattur, Vaangaram and Maduravoyal.

Administration

Gateway tower with multiple storeys
Goddess Karumariamman who is believed to be the principal and guardian goddess of Thiruverkadu.

Thiruverkadu is governed by

Chennai Metropolitan Police
departments(Now comes under Avadi).

RTO: Thiruverkadu comes under RTO-Poonamallee (TN-12). Previously it was under Tiruvallur RTO (TN20).

Transport

Bus

Thiruverkadu is easily accessible from most parts of the city by bus. The Thiruverkadu bus terminus provides services to T.Nagar, Tambaram, Vadapalani, Iyapantangal, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Villivakkam, Perambur, Vallalar Nagar, Thiruvotriyur, Broadway, Anna square, Mangadu, Velachery, Avadi.

Via Thiruverkadu

Route Number Start End Via
150 Broadway Avadi Central, Aminjikarai, Arumbakkam, Koyambedu, Maduravoyal, Thiruverkadu, Paruthipattu
159 Thiruverkadu Thiruvotriyur Maduravoyal, Nerkundram, Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, Aminjikarai, Kilpauk, Purasawakkam, Mint
63 Thiruverkadu Villivakkam Koladi, Ayapakkam, Ambattur Estate, Padi
S24 Thiruverkadu Iyyapanthangal Vaanagaram, Chettiyar Agaram, Srmc
27B Extn Thiruverkadu Anna Square Maduravoyal, Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, Aminjikarai, Egmore, Anna Salai, Triplicane
72 Thiruverkadu T.Nagar Maduravoyal, Cmbt, Vadapalani, Kodambakkam
29E Thiruverkadu Perambur Maduravoyal, Koyambedu, Aminjikarai, Kilpauk, Jamalia, Otteri
50 Thiruverkadu Broadway Maduravoyal, Koyambedu, Aminjikarai, Central
T553 Thiruverkadu Kunnam Kumananchavadi, Karayanchavadi, Poonamalle, Sriperumbudur
53S Cmbt Pattabiram Maduravoyal, Thiruverkadu, Paruthipattu, Avadi
59 Thiruverkadu V.Nagar Maduravoyal, Koyambedu, Aminjikarai, Purasaiwakkam, Choolai, Regal
S59 Thiruverkadu Mangadu Acs medical college, Saveetha, Kattupakkam
111 Thiruverkadu Tambaram Maduravoyal, Cmbt, Vadapalani, Airport, Pallavaram
D170 Thiruverkadu Velachery Maduravoyal, Cmbt, Vadapalani, Guindy
S52 Thiruverkadu Avadi Paruthipattu, Govardhana Giri, Jb estate, Avadi market
S73 Thiruverkadu Ambattur industrial Estate Mugappair West, Wavin, Ambattur Industrial Estate

Educational institutions

Schools

  • Government higher secondary schools
  • Government primary schools
  • The Pupil Saveetha Eco School
  • RMK CBSE School
  • Sri Annai Vidhyashram Matric Higher Secondary School
  • Ramakrishna Vidya Niketan higher secondary school
  • S.K.D.J higher secondary school
  • Saraswathi matriculation higher secondary school
  • Maharishi School of Excellence Senior Secondary
  • Janet Matriculation school

Colleges

  • S.A Engineering College
  • S.A Polytechnic College
  • Mahalakshmi College Of Arts and Science
  • Sindhi College Of Arts and Science
  • Shenbaga Nursing College
  • Gayathri General Hospital And College
  • ACS Medical College and Hospital
  • Saveetha Dental University
  • Saveetha law college

Temples

  • There are Two big temples and many small temples are located in Thiruverkadu. The main temples are Sri Devi Karumariamman Temple which is located at the center of Thiruverkadu and very near from Thiruverkadu Bus stand.
  • Sri
    Vedapureeswarar Temple
    is another big temple where Lord Shiva is the main god which located one kilometer from Thiruverkadu Bus stand (near cooum river bank).

Hospitals

  • Rotary club clinic, sannathi street
  • Gayathri hospital, Mgr nagar
  • Abhishek hospital
  • Government primary health centre, veeraraghavapuram
  • Saveetha Dental University, Velappanchavadi
  • ACS Medical College and Hospital, Velappanchavadi
  • Dr Mehtha's hospital, Velappanchavadi
  • Aravind eye hospital

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tiruverkadu". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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