Kallikuppam, Ambattur

Kallikuppam
Kallikuppam
	Neighbourhood
	Kallikuppam Kallikuppam Kallikuppam
	Coordinates: 13.130973°N 80.174862°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Zone	Ambattur Zone No 7
Ward	kallikuppam (Ward 82)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil,english
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600053
Telephone code	044
Vehicle registration	TN-13
Planning agency	CMDA
City	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Sriperumbudur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ambattur

Kallikkuppam is a locality in Ambattur (Ward 82 of Chennai corporation), which is a large neighbourhood in Chennai City.

History of Kallikuppam

Kallikuppam has developed from being a rural area along the Ambattur - Redhills high road to become one of the important residential localities of Ambattur and Closer to Villivakkam, Anna Nagar, Madhavaram, Puzhal, Padi and Avadi, . It was a part of the erstwhile Ambattur Municipality till October 2011.Now as per a G.O., Kallikuppam has become a part of the zone 7, Ambattur, of the Chennai Corporation. Kallikuppam has escalated itself from being a less-known suburb to a decent suburban centre with many iconic projects such as Lake Dugar Towers project Opp Tata Communications and is fast developing on par with the other localities like Anna Nagar. For instance proper roads with reflectors (seen only on ECR) have been completed and the Corporation of Chennai has been carrying on various infrastructure projects in full-swing which are expected to reach completion soon.

Localities in Kallikuppam

Vijayalakshmi Nagar Division 16
Vijayalakshmi Nagar Division 18
Balavinayagar nagar
Gangai nagar
Gandhi nagar
Ajmeer kaja nagar
Hindustan motor nagar
Muthamil nagar
Moogambikai nagar
Rajiv gandhi nagar
East Balaji Nagar
West Balaji Nagar
NEW STREET
PERUMAL KOIL STREET
PILLAYAR KOIL STREET
OM Sakthi Nagar
Gangai Amman kovil Street
Gangai Amman kovil 1st cross Street
SHENBAGE NAGER
Sanjay Krishna Nagar

Notable establishments in Kallikuppam

Tata Communications Chennai
ARS SUPERMARKET
Naidu Hall
Nilgiris 1905 supermarket
Sri Krishna Sweets
Easy super market
GR Provision store
Ibaco
Pizza Republic
Max clothing store
Reliance Trends
Adidas
Ibaco
Mr. Idli
Toegeo Gaming Lounge

Nearest Banks

Bank Of Baroda (ATM)
ICICI Bank ATM
Axis Bank ATM
Punjab National Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Canara Bank among others

Nearest fire stations

Ambattur fire station

Nearest Police station

kallikuppam falls under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Police,West zone, headquartered at Ambattur Industrial Estate. Ambattur Police station. There is a police booth on kadappa road in kallikuppam and redhills road near ayappan temple

Transportation

Proposed Phase-2 from Puzhal to Vandaloor of the Chennai monorail will pass through Kallikkuppam with proposed stations at Ambattur O.T., Pudur and Kallikuppam. Though Kallikuppam has a good number of bus commuters, it still does not have its own bus terminus, however there is a pending proposal to set up a bus terminus at Kallikuppam. Bus services are there to/fro Poonamallee (62), Avadi (62), (77M & 77d) Koyambedu, Vallalar Nagar (248A & 248p), Tambaram(104), Villivakkam-Pudur (S43) (and few private buses to Kanchipuram and Red Hills). Recently operating (S67) Villivakkam to Kallikuppam. Share cabs remain the biggest logistics and transport service providers in Kallikuppam.

Roads

The Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road (CTH Road or NH205) passes through 3 km in kallikuppam and the Chennai-Kolkata highway is just about 7 km from the place making it a strategic location. On an average, about 40,000 passenger car units use the CTH Road.[16] The new Chennai Bypass road between Maduravoyal and Madhavaram passes through kallikuppam. It connects NH4 with NH5 and NH205 via kallikuppam.

Railways

The Chennai Central-Arakkonam railway line passes through Ambattur and has two railway stations in the neighbourhood. Ambattur railway station serves the residential areas and Pattaravakkam railway station serves the Ambattur Industrial Estate area. Suburban Broad Gauge EMU trains operate daily from Chennai Central and Chennai Beach to Avadi, Tiruvallur, Pattabiram Military Siding, Arakkonam and Tiruttani via Ambattur. By rail, Ambattur is 30 minutes from Chennai Central, 20 minutes from Perambur and 10 minutes from Villivakkam. Many fast EMU locals (suburban trains) towards Tiruvallur, Arakkonam and Tiruttani, stop at Ambattur railway station, but fast local trains towards Chennai central do not halt at Ambattur. By fast local train it takes 25 minutes from Chennai Central. There has been a long pending request to the extension of timing of a Passenger reservation counter at Ambattur.

Educational institutions

Schools

Velammal CBSE is located about 2 km from kallikuppam at Surapet on the Ambattur-Red Hills road
Sharon Matriculation School
Sree Saraswathi Matric School
Infant Jesus matriculation school
Govt. High school, Padasalai street, Kallikkuppam
Satheesh Balaji Matriculation Higher Secondary School;

the above are notable schools in kallikuppam.

Colleges

Velammal Engineering College is located about 2 km from kallikuppam at Surapet on the Ambattur-Red Hills road.
Annai Violet College of Arts and Science at Menambedu.
Soka Ikeda College of Arts and Science for Women at Madhanankuppam
Benson College of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts at Ambattur;

the above are notable Colleges near Kallikkuppam.

Hospitals

Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital is a modern multi-speciality hospital in Ambattur. The hospital is named after Sir Ivan Stedeford, the British industrialist and philanthropist. The hospital was inaugurated on 25 February 1966, and then managed by the AMM Foundation. It is situated 4 km from the Kallikuppam tea shop bus stop on the Ambattur–Avadi road, about a kilometer from the Ambattur—Red Hills Road intersection,
Mahalakshmi hospital (24 hrs), (Ambattur),
Essvee hospital (24hrs), (Ambattur),
Teja hospital (24 hrs), (Ambattur),
Rabindran health care hospital (24 Hrs), (Ambattur),

and more small clinics are available near kallikuppam,

Places of worship

Temples

Ayyapan Temple (Kallikuppam)
Gangai Amman Temple (Kallikuppam)
Om Shakti Isakki Amman Temple (Kallikuppam)
Perumal Temple(Kallikuppam)
Sai Baba Temple(Kallikuppam)
Saralishwar Temple (Kallikuppam)
Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Perumal Temple (Kallikuppam)
Sri Jyothy Murugan Temple with Valli & Dheivanai (Kallikuppam)
Varadharaja Perumal Koil (Kallikuppam)
Vinayagar/Sivan Temple (Kallikuppam).
Lalitha Ambigai Gnana Gangadheeshavaran Kovil.(kallikuppam, Pattaravakkam Service Road)
Maa Palanli Dhandayuthapani Murugan Kovil .(kallikuppam, Pattaravakkam Service Road)

Churches

KIRUBASANAM CHURCH OF CHRIST(Kallikuppam)
St. Joseph Church - Ambattur
St, Antony's Church
T.G Anna Nagar (Roman Catholic)
Christ Church (CSI)
Vanathin vasal church(Maadhanankuppam)
Spirutal rock church (Maadhanankuppam)

Recreational Centres

Theatres include Rakki Cinemas (multiplex Complex) near Ambattur O.T. and Sri Murugan multiplex near the Ambattur railway station. Kannan Theatre near senthil nagar was closed and being converted to Dolphin Sports Academy. Parks include Thangal lake park near Anjalamaram, Krishnapuram Corporation Park (renovated in October 2009) and the Thiruvengada Nagar Corporation Park (opened on 11 October 2013), Chennai corporation Park Hindustan motor nagar (Kallikuppam) Opened

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