Kodungaiyur

Kodungaiyur
கொடுங்கையூர்
neighbourhood
Kodungaiyur
Coordinates: 13°08′27″N 80°14′53″E / 13.140961°N 80.248175°E / 13.140961; 80.248175Coordinates: 13°08′27″N 80°14′53″E / 13.140961°N 80.248175°E / 13.140961; 80.248175
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Metro Chennai
Chennai Corporation Zone IV (Tondiarpet)
Taluk Chennai city - Perambur
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 600118
Vehicle registration TN-05-xxxx
Lok Sabha constituency Chennai North
Vidhan Sabha constituency Perambur/RK Nagar

Kodungaiyur is a residential locality in northernmost part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It comes under Perambur Taluk of Chennai City District.

Location and surroundings

Kodungaiyur covers a vast area bordering Manali to the north, Korukkupet to the east, Madhavaram Milk Colony and Madhavaram to the west, Perambur to the southwest and MKB Nagar (Vysarpadi)to the south. National Highway 5 (NH 5) touches this area in southwest at Moolakadai.

Chennai Corporation Limits: Earlier, the ward nos. were 01(Kodungaiyur West) and 02(Kodungaiyur East).

In the Expanded Chennai Corporation(200 Wards),after delimitation of Zones & Wards, Kodungaiyur will fall under Ward No:34, 35, 36 & 37 ( all the 4 wards will come under Zone No:IV as per the new expanded corporation limits).

Main Thoroughfares-

Distance from Various parts of city to Kodungaiyur :

Geographic Location
Madhavaram Milk Colony (MMC)(Towards Mathur MMDA) Manali(Towards Minjur) Manali & Tiruvottiyur(Towards Ennore)
Madhavaram(Towards Redhills) Korukkupet(Towards Tondiarpet & Royapuram)
   Kodungaiyur  
Ponniammanmedu Perambur (Towards Ayanavaram) & MKB Nagar(Towards Pulianthope) Vyasarpadi(Towards Basin Bridge & Central)

Few facts about Kodungaiyur:-

Disambiguation 1: - Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) is actually a Part of 'Kodungaiyur' in the city of Chennai and both (KKD Nagar & Kodungaiyur) are not separate Geographical locations (Since it is assumed wrongly most of the times that both are different localities as name boards of Most commercial establishments display 'KKD Nagar, Chennai-118' & very few shops display 'KKD Nagar,Kodungaiyur,Chennai-118')

Disambiguation 2:- 'Chinna Kodungaiyur & Periya Kodungaiyur alone does not account to the Kodungaiyur's total geographical area as they both are merely parts of Kodungaiyur.

Dumpyard controversy

Kodungaiyur dumpyard is said to be the largest dumpyard in Chennai city maintained by Chennai Corporation. It has many harmful effects on residents in the vicinity to the dumpyard, in violation of MSW Rules framed by Ministry of Environment and Forests. The Corporation of Chennai plans it to close it by 2015 but no work has been done on the ground. Failed promises by government agencies led to the mass protests by the people of Chennai every now and then and initiation of on-line petition[1] which intensified during January 2015 to scientifically close it down and convert it into a park.

Transportation

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Kodungaiyur from other major parts of the Chennai city. There are 3 Bus terminuses in Kodungaiyur.They are Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar), Parvathi nagar & Muthamizh nagar.

KKD Nagar-

KKD Nagar Terminus is the heart of Kodungaiyur's Transportation system, as it is the major and most popular bus terminus here. Though Frequent buses are available to Parrys & Central, this terminus is badly in need of more bus services to most parts of South Chennai.

Parvathi Nagar-

There is also a smaller bus terminus located at Parvathi Nagar in North Western Part of the locality. Though there are good number of daily commuters from this area,the frequency of Bus services are very limited (in fact they are timed services) to this terminus as the stretch Kamarajar salai->Thiruvalluvar street->Manali road (from Moolakadai towards Chinna Kodungaiyur) is very narrow with encroachments & unauthorised parking of vehicles on both the sides of the road making the drivers often feel difficult to drive the bus in this route. Earlier Horse Carts were running in this route,but it has been stopped now . New MTC Small bus route(S62) announced which would cater between Manali to Moolakadai via Kodungaiyur. The bus received overwhelming response in the locality as its frequency is 10-15 mins.

Still many residents in Chinna Kodungaiyur, residents east of Manali road goto Kaviyarasu Kanadasan (KKD) Nagar bus terminus and residents west of Manali road goto Arul Nagar (Madhavaram milk clolony) bus stop. Residents of Periya Kodungaiyur goto Moolakadai bus stop to catch buses to their destinations. some of the bus routes from here are M46C to CMBT(Koyambedu), M38D to Thiruvottiyur, M116L to Broadway.There are repeated protests for the need of more buses in Kodungaiyur but are left unheard by Govt. Agencies.

The other smaller terminus is located at Muthamil Nagar and the only bus route is M116 to Broadway.

As there is no railway line passing through kodungaiyur, residents normally go to Perambur (nearest railway station) or Vyasarpadi Jeeva to travel in trains.

The bus services from/via Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar)/Kodungaiyur East bus terminal are:

Route No Origin Destination Via
64K KKD Nagar Broadway MR Nagar, Moolakadai, Perambur,Doveton, Vepery, Periamet, Central Station
64K Cut KKD Nagar Perambur M.R Nagar, Erukkancherry, Moolakadai, Don Bosco, LakshmiAmman Temple, BB Road
116A KKD Nagar Broadway SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar, Vallar Nagar(Mint),Stanley Hospital, Bharathi Arts College, Beach Station, Parrys
37E Extn KKD Nagar Iyyappanthangal M.R.Nagar, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College, G3, Pattalam, Vepery, Egmore, DPI, Sterling Road, Valluvar Kottam, Vadapalani, Valasaravakkam, Porur
S63(Small Bus) Manali Moolakadai Moolakadai, MR Nagar, KKD Nagar, Selaivayal, Balaji Palayalam,Chinna Sekadu, Manali Market
170T KKD Nagar ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK (Vandalur Zoo) MR Nagar, Moolakadai, Retteri, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy, Alandur, Meenambakkam, Tirusulam(Airport), Pallavaram, Chromepet, Tambaram, Perungalathur
121G KKD Nagar CMBT M.R.Nagar, Erukkancherry, Moolakadai,Retteri, Lucas TVS, Anna Nagar, Thirumangalam, CMBT
2A Extn KKD Nagar Anna Square Sidco, EB, MKB Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Walltax Road, Central Railyway Station, Simpson(P.R.R & Sons), Bells Road, Chepauk, Triplicane, Presidency College, Marina Beach.
33Extn KKD Nagar Broadway MKB Nagar,Ambedkar College, vyasarpadi, Vallalar Nagar(Mint), Stanley Hospital, Bharathi Women's College, Broadway Theatre, Mannadi
170E IOC Tambaram Korukkupet, Ezhil Nagar, KKD Nagar, M.R. Nagar, Moolakadai, Retteri, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy, Alandur, Meenambakkam, Tirusulam(Airport), Pallavaram, Chromepet

The bus services from Parvathi Nagar/Kodungaiyur West bus terminal are:

Route No Origin Destination Via
64K Extn Parvathi Nagar Broadway Moolakadai, Perambur, Vepery, Periamet, Central Station
116L Parvathi Nagar Broadway Muthamil Nagar, SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar, Mullai Nagar, Sathyamoorthy Nagar, Vallalar nagar(Mint),Stanley Hospital, Beach Station, Parrys
46C Parvathi Nagar CMBT Moolakadai, Perambur, Ayanavaram,ICF, Anna Nagar East,Arumbakkam, CMBT
38D Parvathi Nagar Thiruvottiyur Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar college, Mint, Maharani, Mani Koondu, Tondiarpet, Tollgate, Raja Kadai, EllaiAmman Koil, Thiruvottiyur
S62(Small Bus) Manali Moolakadai Moolakadai, Ambedkar Statue, R.V Nagar, Parvathi Nagar( Kodungaiyur ), Moolachathiram, Balaji Palayalam,Chinna Sekadu, Manali Market

The bus services from Muthamil Nagar bus terminal are:

Route No Origin Destination Via
116 Muthamil Nagar Broadway SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar, Mullai Nagar, Sathyamoorthy Nagar, Vallalar nagar(Mint), Stanley Hospital, Beach Station

Educational institutions

Kodungaiyur has a number of educational institutions catering to the students of this area. Some of them are :

Meditation Centre-

* "Arulnidhi" A. Senthilkumar (a) Samy - 095516 86891, Selavoyal * "Arulnidhi" R. Balaji - Parapsychologist - 081248 15856, Selavoyal

Colleges-

Schools-

Neighbourhoods

Most notable neighbourhoods in Kodungaiyur are Amudham Nagar, Selavayal, Narayanasamy Garden, Soundarya Nagar, Parvathi nagar, Venkateswara Nagar (Part I & II), Seetharam Nagar, R.V.Nagar, Union Carbide Colony, Sastri nagar, Jambuli newcolony, Ponnusamy Nagar, Krishna Moorthy Nagar, Vivekananda Nagar, Soundarya Nagar, Ambika Nagar,Chinnandi madam etc. Apart from these, Muthamil Nagar, MR Nagar, KKD Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Parvathi Nagar are most important places.

Churches and temples

Most famous churches are

Temples are

Mosques are at

Theatre

The only theatre in Kodungaiyur is 'Pandiyan Theatre A/C-Dts' formerly known as 'Odian Mani Theatre'. Predominantly Tamil movies are screened in this theatre, and at times English movies also finds a place.

Hospital

The most famous hospital located in Kodungaiyur (Erukanchery) is Pavithra Hospital as it was shown many popular films. Also KVT Health centre had opened a new branch next Pavithra Hospital its Namely "K.V.T Speciality Hospital" Which as a 24/7 Emergency Facility with Multi Speciality Hospital in the Circular.

Other hospitals

Another hospital with good treatment facilities near to kodungaiyur is St. Anthony's hospital (Thapalpetti,Madhavaram)

Community halls

Given below are the Community halls located in Kodungaiyur :

Amirtha bhavanam,annsalai,erukkencheri,back side of pavithra hospital

Banks

Given below are the Banks /ATMs located in Kodungaiyur:

ATMs-

References

  1. ↑ http://chn.ge/1zk0m2s
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