Kodungaiyur

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 16 (NH 16) touches this area in the southwest at Moolakadai.

Earlier, the ward numbers were 01 (Kodungaiyur West) and 02 (Kodungaiyur East).

In the Expanded Chennai Corporation (200 wards), after delimitation of zones and wards, Kodungaiyur will fall under ward numbers 34, 35, 36 and 37 (all four wards will come under Zone No: IV as per the newly expanded corporation limits).

• Kamarajar salai > Thiruvalluvar street > Manali road (from Moolakadai towards Chinna Kodungaiyur)
• Tondiarpet High (TH) road (from Moolakadai towards KKD Nagar and further till Ezhil Nagar)
• Ethirajsamy Salai (from Erukancherry towards MR Nagar)
• Meenambal Salai (from MKB Nagar towards KKD Nagar)

• The southwestern part (older part) of the locality around Kamarajar Salai is called "Periya Kodungaiyur", whereas the northwestern part (relatively recently developed part) around Manali Salai is called "Chinna Kodungaiyur." Thiruvalluvar street making the unofficial divider between these two areas.
• Since Kodungaiyur region covers a large area, it is separated and called as Kodungaiyur West (West of Tondiarpet High Road) and Kodungaiyur East(East of Tondiarpet High Road)
• Places like Kamarajar Salai, Tondiarpet High (TH) road, SIDCO Main Road, MR Nagar, Meenambal Salai houses many business entities (supermarkets, restaurants, banks/ATMs, fuel stations, telephone exchange etc.) whereas Kodungaiyur West (Parvathi Nagar, Seetharam Nagar, Narayanaswamy garden, Soundarya Nagar etc.) is a residential neighbourhood.
• P6 Kodungaiyur Police Station is on SIDCO main Road.
• TNEB substation is on SIDCO main Road, KKD Nagar. It is 33/11 KV substation, which delivers power to MR Nagar, KKD Nagar and other eastern parts of Kodungaiyur. Western parts of Kodungaiyur like Narayanasamy garden, RV Nagar, Kamarajar Salai are catered by Sembium substation.
• The Housing Board residences are at KKD Nagar (Phase I) and Muthamil Nagar (Phase II) which are major developments is last 2 decades. Apart from this, private builders contribute to the development of this area, one such is the RC West minister in Kamarajar Salai.

Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) is a part of 'Kodungaiyur' in the city of Chennai and both (KKD Nagar & Kodungaiyur) are not separate geographical locations (since it is assumed wrongly that they are different localities as name boards of most commercial establishments display 'KKD Nagar, Chennai-118' and very few shops display 'KKD Nagar, Kodungaiyur, Chennai-118').

Chinna Kodungaiyur and Periya Kodungaiyur alone do not account to the Kodungaiyur's total geographical area as they are merely parts of Kodungaiyur.

Kodungaiyur dump yard is said to be the largest dump yard in Chennai city maintained by Chennai Corporation. It has many harmful effects on residents in the vicinity, in violation of MSW Rules framed by Ministry of Environment and Forests. The Corporation of Chennai planned it to close it by 2015 but no work has been done on the ground.

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

Kodungaiyur has a number of educational institutions. Some of them are:

Most notable neighbourhoods in Kodungaiyur are Chinnandimadam,Amudham Nagar, Selavayal, Narayanasamy Garden, Soundarya Nagar, Parvathi nagar, Venkateswara Nagar (Part I & II), Seetharam Nagar, R.V.Nagar, Union Carbide Colony,Brindavan Nagar, Sastri nagar, Jambuli newcolony, Ponnusamy Nagar, Krishna Moorthy Nagar, Vivekananda Nagar, Soundarya Nagar, Ambika Nagar,C hinnandi madam etc.

Apart from these, Muthamil Nagar, MR Nagar, KKD Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Parvathi Nagar are most important places.

Temples

• Bhavani Amman kovil, Muthamil Nagar
• Shiva Vishnu Lakshmi Ganapathy Aalayam, 5th block, Muthamil Nagar
• Devi Parasakthi Kovil, first Block, Muthamil Nagar
• Vembuliamman kovil, Jambuli street
• Guru Vinayagar temple, R.V Nagar
• Sri Raghavendra Sri Shiridi Sai Temple, Narasimha Nagar, Kodungaiyur
• Varasithi Vinayakar Mandir, Narasimha Nagar, Kodungaiyur
• Venkatesa permual temple, Balaji Nagar
• Sri Siddhi Vinayagar temple, Venkateswara Nagar
• Kalasathamman Koil, Parvathy Nagar
• Shankara Vinayagar temple, Periya Kodungaiyur
• Nagathamman Koil, Union Carbide colony
• Om Shakthi Vinayagar Temple, M.R.Nagar,T.H Road,Chennai.
• Kumbali Amman Koil, Kamarajar Salai, Periya Kodungaiyur, Chennai.
• Sri Kaalikambal kovil, Chinna Kodungaiyur
• Sri Prasana Venkatasa Ramaswamy Perumal Kovil, Parthasarathy Street, near M.R. Nagar
• Sri Gangai Amman Koil, Teachers Colony 6th Cross, Kodungaiyur.

Mosques

• Masjid-e-al-ameen, Muthamil Nagar
• Chinna kodungaiyur (masjid an-noor makka madrasa) in Gandhi Nagar
• Masjid near Thiruthangal Nadar College
• Masjid Mohyideen in KKD nagar
• Masjid near Gandhi statue at Kodungaiyur
• Masjid in Thiruvalluvar Nagar
• Masjid near Arul Nagar
• Jumma Masjid in MKB Nagar
• Masjid-e-Hussainia in Moolakadai

Churches

• Mother of God Church, Ambedkar street, Periya Kodungaiyur
• Our Lady of Health Church, Muthamil Nagar
• The Apostolic Church, Teachers Colony, Kodungaiyur
• Solaiamman Kovil (Chinnadimadam Road)
• Bethel Christian Assembly
• Church of South India
• ECI Good Shepherd Church, R.V Nagar Junction
• CPIM Church, Parvathi Nagar
• Church Of God in India
• ACA Church
• Good Samaritan Fellowship (Hosanna Tower), Chinnadi Madam Road
• Shekinah Assembly (Worship Center), opp. Pavithra Hospitals, Erukkancherry
• Blessing Of Jesus Ministry, Kodungaiyur
• T E L C Peniel Lutheran Church, Thai Nagar, Kodungaiyur
• Kodungaiyur Christian (Brethren) Assembly, Seetharam Nagar

• Pandian A/C formerly Known as Odiyan Mani
• Aiyappa Theatre
• Shanmuga A/c DTS Theatre

• Pavithra Hospital
• KVT Multi Speciality Hospital, M.R Nagar
• Subha Hospital, Muthamil Nagar
• Noor Hospital, Chinna Kodungaiyur
• Fathima Hospital, Kodungaiyur, Near Moolakadai
• NRV Hospital, Kodungaiyur
• Arjun Hospital, Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar
• ESI dispensary, M.R Nagar.
• Nallam Hospital, M.K.B Nagar
• Sri Durga health centre, Near KKD Nagar E.B