Teynampet

Teynampet also "Teynampettai" is one of the busiest commercial localities in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is Surrounded by Gopalapuram in the North, Mylapore in the East, Alwarpet in the South, Nandanam in the South-West and T.Nagar in the West. The Teynampet Signal is one of the most important Road Junctions in Chennai and witnesses some of the worst traffic during peak hours in the city. Teynampet also has some of the poshest pieces of real estate and properties in Chennai. The Teynampet section of Anna Salai hosts some of the most important Government offices and Luxury Hotels in the City.

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neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13.0437°N 80.2523°E / 13.0437; 80.2523
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
MetroChennai
Zone7
Ward113
Government
 • TypeState
 • BodyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 018
Vehicle registrationTN-07
Lok Sabha constituencyChennai Central
Legislative Assembly constituencyThousand Lights

Etymology

Teynampet is along Anna Salai, the arterial road of Chennai. Teynampet derives its name from Thennam and pettai (Place of coconut trees) due to the coconut groves that once existed there.

Geography

As of 2018, Teynampet zone had a green cover of more than 20 percent, as against the city's 14.9 percent average.[1]

Localities

Poes Garden houses two of the most celebrated houses in Chennai; residences of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa and Actor Rajinikanth. Gopalapuram area houses the residence of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunanidhi.

Teynampet also houses Anna Arivalayam, which is the headquarters of the DMK party, also PMK party headquarters at Vannia Teynampet[2] and upscale hotels such as Hyatt Regency and Marriott Courtyard. The famous Diocesan Church and the Gemini Flyover are also in this region.

Education

Teynampet houses one of Chennai's famous arts and science women's college, the Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College (more commonly known as SIET). The other colleges in the vicinity of Teynampet is the Stella Maris College in Cathedral Road. The Schools in and around Teynampet are SIET Boys and Girls School, DAV Girls and D.A.V Boys School in Gopalapuram, Sri Sarada Matriculation School in Gopalapuram, National Public School (N.P.S) in Gopalapuram, Church Park Convent.

References
  1. Lopez, Aloysius Xavier (31 August 2018). "A Rs.228-cr. project to take city's green cover to 20%". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. http://affidavitarchive.nic.in/Affidavit/archive/Feb2005/parties/state/pmk.htm


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