Chetput (Chennai)

Chetput சேத்துப்பட்டு
neighbourhood
Chetput Lake
Chetput
Coordinates: 13°04′27″N 80°14′33″E / 13.07412°N 80.24238°ECoordinates: 13°04′27″N 80°14′33″E / 13.07412°N 80.24238°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Body	CMDA
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Planning agency	CMDA

Chetput is a locality in the Indian city of Chennai. It is served by Chetput railway station in the Beach-Tambaram line of Chennai Suburban Railway. Chetput has a pond between the Chetput railway station and the Poonamallee High Road, one of the last surviving natural water bodies in the city. It is the locality in Chennai where the mathematician Ramanujan died.

History

Along with Egmore and Nungambakkam, Chetput is considered one of the original villages merged by the British to form Chennai.^[1][2][3]

Etymology

The area is named after Namperumal Chettiar, the building contractor and philanthropist who lived in the mid 19th century.^[3]

Development

Until recently, the waters of Chetput lake supplied groundwater recharge for the surrounding neighbourhoods.^[4]

Location – Chetpet

Chetpet is located at the center of Chennai, not far from Egmore railway station. CMBT is 8 km from Chetpet.

Educational institutions

• Auxilium Girls Higher Secondary School
• Lady Andal Venkata Subba Rao Matriculation SchooL
• Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School
• Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
• Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School
• The Madras Seva Sadan Higher Secondary School
• Union Christian Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Gallery

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  Chetput village in 1905

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  Chetput View

Location in context

References

1. History of Chennai
2. Nungambakkam
3. Dinamalar.com "சென்னையும் சிவப்பு நிற கட்டடங்களும்"
4. Lakshmi, K. (2009-04-30). "Hyacinth robbing Chetpet lake of life". The Hindu 132 (102). p. 3. Retrieved 2009-05-01.