Urapakkam

Urapakkam
suburb
Urappakkam railway station
Urapakkam
Urapakkam
Urapakkam
Coordinates: 12°52′03″N 80°04′12″E / 12.8674°N 80.0699°E / 12.8674; 80.0699
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
TalukChengalpattu
MetroChennai Metropolitan Area
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
29,122
Official
 • LanguageTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
603210[1]

Urapakkam is a southern suburb of Chennai[2] and a panchayat in Chengalpattu district. As per the 2011 census, Urapakkam had a population of 29,122 individuals.[3] It forms part of the Chengalpattu Assembly constituency and Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Urapakkam is located on the National Highway 32.[4] It is served by the Urapakkam railway station, which forms part of the South Line of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.[5][6]


Kilambakkam bus terminus is located within 2 kms from Urapakkam.


References

  1. ^ "Urapakkam pincode". ABP. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Urapakkam". eTamilnadu. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Directorate of Census Operations - Tamil Nadu". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Stretch of GST Road to be widened". The Hindu. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Southern Railway list of stations" (PDF). Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Map of Chennai suburban". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 June 2024.