Villivakkam

Villivakkam
neighbourhood
Villivakkam
Coordinates: 13°06′36″N 80°12′34″E / 13.1101°N 80.2095°E / 13.1101; 80.2095Coordinates: 13°06′36″N 80°12′34″E / 13.1101°N 80.2095°E / 13.1101; 80.2095
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Metro Chennai
Government
 • M.L.A J.C.D Prabhakar
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 600049
Telephone code 2617

Villivakkam is a place located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is a residential area known for famous temples. Situated between the industrial estates of Ambattur, Padi, ICF, Perambur Loco Works, this place is populated mostly by the working-class people of Chennai (especially people working in manufacturing). The neighbourhood is served by Villivakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway.

Etymology

According to legend, two demons, 'Ilvalan' and 'Vatapi', who were born to Sage Dhurva and Aswamukhi, tortured the entire world and killed many innocent people. One of the demons used to take the shape of a fruit and the other used to offer it to some innocent passer-by and after he consumed it, the demon would come out by tearing his stomach. It was left to Sage Agasthya to kill these demons with his mystic powers. It was here that the slaying of the demons took place and as a result the place came to be known as Konnur in times of yore.[1]

It got the name of Villivakkam much later which has its own bearing - that Sage Agasthya planted a "Vilvam" plant (which has got medicinal and spiritual healing power) and hence the name. The Shiva temple in Villivakkam has a very old Vilvam tree which the priests consider sacred and use its leaves for the daily puja.

Transport

Road

Villivakkam has a bus terminus which is located off Konnur High Road. Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Konnur High Road are the arterial roads encompassing Villivakkam. The construction of the long pending Villivakkam Subway was started on 4 December 2007 and was inaugurated on 19 June 2012.[2] The 447.50-m-long subway built at a cost of ₹ 390 million, would also have a bicycle lane of 2.5 m width.

Bus Routes

Bus Route No Starting Point Passes By Stop Point
20 Broadway Purasawalkam Villivakkam
20T Thiruverkadu Ambattur Villivakkam
22 Anna Square Egmore Villivakkam
27D,27K Foreshore Estate LIC Villivakkam
23V Velachery Saidapet Villivakkam
37C Vadapalani Purasawalkam Villivakkam
47 Adyar Saidapet Villivakkam
47B Besant Nagar Saidapet Villivakkam
T47 Tidal Park Saidapet Villivakkam
48 Vallalar Nagar Ayanavaram Villivakkam
65V Poonamalle Ambattur Villivakkam
70T Vandalur Zoo CMBT Villivakkam
127H Anna Square LIC Villivakkam
7B Broadway Villivakkam Korattur
20M Broadway Villivakkam Kumaran Nagar
20N Broadway Villivakkam Poombukar Nagar
48C Vallalar Nagar Villivakkam CMBT
114A Ayanavaram Villivakkam Redhills
120 Broadway Villivakkam Avadi
248 Vallalar Nagar Villivakkam Pudur

Rail

Chennai suburban railway station at Villivakkam is between the segment of Chennai Central and Arakkonam Junction, and 10 km from Central, there are suburban services to Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Velachery, Annanagar, Ambattur, Avadi, Pattabiram, Tiruvallur, Arakkonam and Ponneri. The link from Chennai to Arakkonam junction is the oldest railway line in South India.

EMU Train Timings at Villivakkam

Beach Towards Chennai Central Avadi Pattabiram Tiruvallur Arakkonam Tiruttani
4:45 3:56 8:52 14:53 20:01 0:32 4:37 3:57 17:17 1:45 4:17
5:00 4:20 8:58 15:18 20:33 7:35 5:42 5:32 17:42 4:55 7:22
5:23 4:30 9:09 15:33 20:48 8:12 6:42 5:55 18:05 5:45 7:32
6:30 4:38 9:18 15:46 20:53 8:35 7:42 6:12 18:12 6:22 10:17
7:30 5:08 9:25 15:58 21:14 9:02 9:30 6:45 18:42 6:57 12:02
7:35 5:30 9:33 16:18 21:38 9:22 10:30 7:12 19:47 8:42 12:37
8:00 5:45 9:50 16:28 21:43 9:33 11:33 7:17 20:15 9:12 14:37
8:23 5:53 9:53 16:48 22:03 9:42 12:42 8:02 20:18 11:17 15:47
8:30 6:06 10:10 16:56 22:16 9:47 13:17 8:22 21:02 13:07 17:52
8:45 6:18 10:15 17:03 22:33 10:32 14:14 8:52 21:57 13:57 18:43
8:57 6:35 10:48 17:13 22:53 11:02 15:32 9:27 23:27 14:50 19:17
9:05 6:43 11:01 17:30 23:05 11:30 16:32 9:52 23:57 16:17 20:32
9:16 6:53 11:21 17:33 23:11 12:52 17:46 9:59 17:02 TP7:31
11:53 7:00 11:25 17:48 23:28 16:07 18:22 10:03 17:32 K10:47
12:30 7:07 11:43 18:08 19:35 19:32 11:47 18:00 K12:17
13:03 7:21 11:56 18:23 20:00 20:47 12:32 18:30 V18:25
14:23 7:25 12:13 18:40 20:45 21:37 13:30 18:32
16:40 7:33 12:48 18:43 20:52 22:47 13:37 18:57
17:00 7:43 13:23 18:58 21:12 14:17 20:03
17:48 8:03 13:26 19:06 22:07 14:57 20:20
18:15 8:21 13:45 19:23 22:10 15:17 21:22
18:33 8:30 13:53 19:38 23:42 15:55 22:27
19:13 8:38 14:11 19:43 15:58 23:02
20:23 8:43 14:32 19:48 16:36
21:11 8:48 14:46 20:00 16:52

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Places of worship

There are many ancient places of worship in Villivakkam. Some of the popular ones are:

Maharaja of Villivakkam

Maharaja Raja Shri Jankiram Reddiar avargal was a well known Zamindar and Philanthropist in the region. He was responsible for the region in official authority when the British ruled India and acted as a custodian of Villivakkam village. Large tracts of land were owned by him, with a colony named after his demise. He was given the title Maharaja Raja Shri by the British. The first electricity connection in the region post independence was given to his residence. He was instrumental in the development of Villivakkam.

Schools

The ground in Singaram pillai School, V-Ground between the rail tracks and grounds in ICF are common places for playing football, cricket and other sports. The Tennis court and cricket pitch at I.C.F offers high quality coaching.

Entertainment

There are few cine halls like Nathamuni, Ganga in Villivakkam. The AGS Theatre, near the Villivakkam bus terminus is renovated and renamed as AGS Cinemas with 5 Screens.

Hospitals

Politics

Villivakkam is the largest state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu in terms of number of voters. The Villivakkam constituency covers an area from Annanagar in south to Madavaram in north and from Ayanavaram in east to Korattur in west.

Localities

Jankiram Reddy Colony,Agathiyar nagar, Rajamanglam, Sidco nagar, Nehru Nagar, South Jagannatha Nagar, Baba nagar, Valluvar Nagar, North Jagannathan Nagar, Rajaji Nagar,Rajamangalam, Welcome Colony and Thirunagar are some of the localities in Villivakkam. Agathiyar nagar, and Thirunagar are some of the largest residential areas in this zone. Ambattur Industrial Estate and Integral Coach Factory are also located near Villivakkam Vegavathi street.

The tallest internet communication tower (Tata Indicom) in South India is located in Welcome colony, it is also the tallest non linear frequency developing tower in South India. The entire Chennai city can be seen from the top of the tower. In 2009, a solar eclipse filter camera was fixed at the top of the tower by a space team from Villivakkam Science Society.

Location in context

Areas of Chennai
Kolathur Kolathur G.K.M Colony
Korattur / Padi Perambur
   Villivakkam  
Padi / Anna Nagar I.C.F / Anna Nagar I.C.F / Anna Nagar

Yoga Classes

Villivakkam has many yoga centers,in Thirunagar park they are conducting free yoga classes for all age groups timing morning 5.30 a.m to 7.00 a.m daily

References

  1. ↑ http://pulivahanan.wetpaint.com/page/Sowmya+Damodara+Perumal+Temple
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu infra gets better with new bridges, bypass, subway". The Asian Age (Chennai: Deccan Chronicle). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 Jun 2012.

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