Gopalapuram, Chennai

Coordinates: 13°03′01″N 80°15′22″E / 13.050341°N 80.256114°E

Gopalapuram is a prime residential and commercial locality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

The geographical coordinates of Gopalapuram is 13° 2' 50" North and 80° 15' 28" East. Nungambakkam, Royapettah, Mylapore, Teynampet are neighboring localities. It is located one kilometer east of Nungambakkam. Chennai International Airport is 17 km south-west of Gopalapuram. Chennai Central Railway Station is 3 km north-east. It is located in between Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai and Anna Salai

Avvai Shanmugam Road passes through Gopalapuram. To the north of that road, the area is called North Gopalapuram and to the south, the area is called South Gopalapuram. Gopalapuram comes under Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency.

Educational institutions

Gopalapuram has many schools which are considered to be the best in Chennai. The educational institution in Gopalapuram include:

1. DAV Girls Senior Secondary School
2. DAV Boys Senior Secondary School
3. National Public School
4. Church Park Convent
5. Sri Sarada Secondary School(Affiliated to the CBSE)
6. Gopalapuram Boys Higher Secondary School
7. Ganapathy Girls Higher Secondary School

Other Important Places

1. Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple
2. Residence of Karunanidhi (Former CM of Tamil Nadu)
3. U.S. Consulate General
4. Semmozhi Poonga (Literally translated to "Classical Language Park")
5. The Indian Vegetarian Congress
6. Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan

Renowned Colleges

Stella Maris College

Hospitals

Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital

Libraries

Easwari Lending Library,One of the oldest in the city of Chennai

Restaurants

1. Gangotre
2. Amaravathi
3. Lloyd's Tea House
4. Zaica,
5. Cafe Coffee Day
6. Hotel Saravana Bhavan
7. Baskin Robbins

Theaters

Satyam Cinemas

The locality is famous for its huge playground and gym. Noted Tamil movie director P. Vasu also resides in this locality. Tamil film actor M. N. Nambiar was also a resident of Gopalapuram until his death 19 November 2008.