Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar
This article is about a neighbourhood in Perambur, Chennai. For an assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, see Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (State Assembly Constituency).
| Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar திரு. வி. க நகர் | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
  Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | |
| Coordinates: IN 13°07′11″N 80°13′57″E / 13.119814°N 80.232572°ECoordinates: IN 13°07′11″N 80°13′57″E / 13.119814°N 80.232572°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State |
 Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Taluk | Perambur |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 600011 |
| Telephone code | 044-2671, 044-2558 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| City | Chennai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | North Chennai |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kolathur |
| Civic agency | Greater Chennai Corporation |
Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar or TVK Nagar or Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram Nagar (Tamil: திரு. வி. க நகர்), named after the Tamil scholar Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram is a developed residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.
Location
The neighbouring places of Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar are Peravallur (0.5 km), Agaram (0.8 km), Sembium (1 km), Periyar Nagar (2 km), Kolathur (2 km), Moolakadai (2 km), Kodungaiyur (3 km), Ponniammanmedu (3 km), Vyasarpadi (4 km), Madhavaram (5 km), Madhavaram Milk Colony (5 km), Vinayagapuram (5 km), Doveton/Purasaiwalkam (5 km), Vepery (5.5 km), Mathur MMDA (6 km), Manali (7 km), Chennai Central railway station (8 km), Chennai Egmore railway station (9 km), Broadway Bus Terminus (10 km).
Constituency
Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar is located within the new Kolathur Constituency created after the delimitation of constituencies in 2008.[1] The another constituency named after Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar is Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Constituency which is also created after the delimitation of constituencies in 2008. Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar is a not represented in Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Constituency which represents the areas of Perambur(part), Ayanavaram, Otteri, Pattalam, Pulianthope.[2]
Greater Chennai Corporation Zone[3]
Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar is also a zone in Greater Chennai Corporation. It is one of the 15 zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation which it contains wards 64 to 78. It is the named as 6th Zone of Greater Chennai Corporation in Central Chennai Region.
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Kumaran Nagar | Ponniammanmedu | Moolakadai | |
| Kolathur |  |
Periyar Nagar | ||
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| Jawahar Nagar | Peravallur | Perambur/Sembium |
Entertainment
Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar has a wide range of entertainment venues such as cinemas and parks nearby. Perambur has the first shopping mall of the north Chennnai Spectrum Mall. It also consists of a 5 screen Multiplex named S2 Cinemas which is controlled by theater franchise SPI Cinemas. Other nearby theatres are Sri Brinda Theatre (Perambur), Ganga Cinemas (Kolathur), Sri Shanmuga Cinemas (Moolakadai), Pandian Theatre (Kodungaiyur), Iyyapa Theatre (Erukkancherry). Perambur has also got Chennai's first Disco Water park named Murasoli Maran Membala Poonga which is always crowded in the weekends.
Transportation
Railways
Perambur Railway Station with view of Perambur Fly over
Main article: Perambur (Railway station)
Perambur is served by three railway stations. They are Perambur, Perambur Carriage Works and Perambur Loco Works. Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar can be easily accessed from any of the three stations.
MTC Buses
MTC has a bus terminus in Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar. The bus terminus is located in Sundara Perumal Koil street in centre of Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar. Ayanavaram, Perambur, Madhavaram, Ennore depots of MTC operates buses from Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar bus terminus daily. Good number of buses ply from Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar to various parts of the city. The routes that ply from Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar are:
| Normal | Express | Deluxe | AC Volvo | Night |
| Route | Origin | Destination | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8B | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | High Court | Agaram, Venus, Perambur, Pulianthope, Basin Bridge, Vallalar Nagar |
| T29 | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | Thiruvanmiyur | Agaram, Venus, Perambur, Otteri, Purasaiwalkam Tank, Egmore, Pudhupet, LIC, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adayar |
| 38C | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | V House | Agaram, Venus, Perambur, Otteri, Purasaiwalkam Doveton, Choolai, Central, Anna Salai, V House |
| 38C | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | V House | Agaram, Venus, Perambur, Otteri, Purasaiwalkam Doveton, Choolai, Central, Anna Salai |
| 46 | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | CMBT | Agaram, Venus, Perambur, Otteri, Ayanavaram, ICF, Anna Nagar East, NSK Nagar |
| 46 | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | CMBT | Agaram, Venus, Perambur, Otteri, Ayanavaram, ICF, Anna Nagar East, NSK Nagar |
| 48B | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | Ennore | Agaram, Venus, Perambur, Moolakadai, Madhavaram, Manjambakkam, Mathur, Manali Market, CPCL, MFL |
| 138A | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | Ennore | Moolakadai, Vyasarpadi, Basin Bridge, Tondiarpet, Tiruvottiyur |
| 170B | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | Tambaram | Agaram, Kolathur, Retteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal, Pallavaram, Chromepet |
| 170C | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | Guindy I.E | Agaram, Kolathur, Retteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal |
| 170C | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | Guindy I.E | Agaram, Kolathur, Retteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal |
| 170C | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar | Guindy I.E | Agaram, Kolathur, Retteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal |
Some of the buses which passes through Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar are :
| Route | Origin | Destination | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121E | Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar West | Pattabiram | Sharma Nagar, Moolakadai, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, Agaram, Kolathur, Retteri, Lucas, Mannurpet, Ambattur IE, Ambattur OT, Thirumullaivoyal, Avadi |
| 138A | Periyar Nagar | Tiruvottiyur | Agaram, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, Moolakadai, Vyasarpadi, Basin Bridge, Tondiarpet |
| 170C Extn | Manali | Guindy I.E | Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, Agaram, Kolathur, Retteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal |
| 170J | Manali | Guindy I.E | Chinnamathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, Agaram, Kolathur, Retteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal |
Places
- Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar
- Gandhi Nagar
- Anbazhagan Nagar
- Ramamurthy Colony
- Vetri Nagar
- Kennedy Square
- Gopalapuram
- Krishna Nagar
References
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ "Thiru.Vi. Ka Nagar residents complain of unkept promises". The Hindu. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "சென்னை மாநகராட்சி எல்லைகள் விஸ்தரிப்பு- 200 வார்டுகளுடன் மெகா மாநகராட்சியானது". OneIndia.in. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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