Puzhuthivakkam

Coordinates: 12°58′27″N 80°12′09″E / 12.974094°N 80.202448°E / 12.974094; 80.202448
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Puzhuthivakkam
Ullagaram
Ullagaram–Puzhuthivakkam
neighbourhood
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600091
Vehicle registrationTN-22
Legislative ConstituencySholinganallur

Puzhuthivakkam, commonly known as Ullagaram or Ullagaram–Puzhuthivakkam, is a southern neighbourhood of

Puzhuthivakkam railway station
. As of 2011, the town had a population of 53,322.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
90.6%
Muslim
2.38%
Christian
6.61%
Sikh
0.05%
Buddhist
0.02%
Jain
0.12%
Other
0.12%
No religion
0.1%

According to

Buddhists, 0.12% Jains, 0.12% following other religions and 0.1% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[3]

Transport

Puzhuthivakkam has a bus stand. Nowadays buses ply directly from this bus stand to

Guduvanchery, Sriperumbudur, and other areas. The most popular bus service (run by the State Government of Tamil Nadu
) i.e., "Small Bus" runs through this area.

Places of worship

There are several places of worship in this locality. A few of them include:

  • Sri Vijaya Ganapathy Temple (Ullagaram)
  • Sankara Madam (Adambakkam)
  • Sengazhani Amman Kovil (Puzhuthivakkam)
  • Selva Ganapathy Temple Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board (Ullagaram)
  • Shri Vijaya Ganapathy Temple (Ullagaram)
  • Shri Sita Rama Anjaneyar temple at Swamy Nagar (Ullagaram)
  • Shri Badala Vigneshwara temple (Puzhuthivakkam)
  • Shri Drowpathy Amman temple at Vanuvampet (Ullagaram)
  • St. Judes Catholic Church at Vanuvampet
  • CSI St. James Church (Ullagaram)
  • Sri Ramar temple at Ram Nagar (Puzhuthivakkam)
  • Moovarasampet Mosque
  • Shri Bala Vinayagar Temple at Near Bus Stand
  • Balamurugan Balaganapathy Temple at Jothiramalingam Street
  • Sri Siddhi Vinayagar Temple, Vallal Adhiyamaan Street, Ramnagar North, (Puzuthivakkam)

Shops and facilities

Puzhuthivakkam is now a bustling business entrepot as the number of shops and commercial establishments like departmental stores,

pharmacies
are present here catering the needs of many people.

See also

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 - Puzhithivakkam". 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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