Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar or TVK Nagar or Thiru. V. Kalyaanasundaram Nagar, named after the Tamil scholar Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram, is a developed residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.
Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar | |
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  Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (Chennai)  Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (Tamil Nadu)  Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°07′12″N 80°14′03″E / 13.1199°N 80.2342°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Taluk | Perambur |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Elevation | 31.29 m (102.66 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 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 |
Location
editThiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar is located with the coordinates of (13°07′12″N 80°14′03″E / 13.1199°N 80.2342°E) in Chennai.
The neighbouring places of Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar are as follows: 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 (5 km), Purasaiwalkam (5 km), Vepery (5.5 km), Mathur MMDA (6 km), Manali (7 km), Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station (8 km), Red Hills (11 km), Chennai Egmore railway station (9 km) and Broadway Bus Terminus (10 km).
Constituency
editThiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar is located within the new Kolathur Constituency created after the delimitation of constituencies in 2008.[1] 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 not represented in Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Constituency which represents the areas of Perambur(part), Ayanavaram, Otteri, Pattalam, Pulianthope.[2]
Greater Chennai Corporation Zone
editThiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar is also a zone in the Greater Chennai Corporation.[3] It is one of the 15 zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation in which, it contains wards 64 to 78. It is named as the 6th Zone of the Greater Chennai Corporation in Central Chennai Region.
Entertainment
editThiru. 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 Chennai 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 Flyover Park which is always crowded in the weekends.
Transportation
editRailways
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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
editMTC has a bus terminus in Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar. The bus terminus is located on Sundararaja Perumal Koil street ( North ) amidst Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar. Ayanavaram, Perambur, Madhavaram, Alandur depots of MTC operate buses to Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar.
Sub-neighbourhoods
editGandhi Nagar, Anbazhagan Nagar, Ramamurthy Colony, Vetri Nagar, Kennedy Square, Gopalapuram and Krishna Nagar are some of the important sub-neighbourhoods of Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar.
Roads and Streets
editPallavan salai, SRP koil street (North) and Bashyam street are some of the important roads and streets of Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar.
Adjacent communities
editReferences
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- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ^ "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.