Perumalpattu

Perumalpattu
Perumalpet
Village
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThiruvallur
MetroChennai City
Population
 • Total
3,920
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTN20
MetroChennai
Lok Sabha constituencyThiruvallur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyThiruvallur

Perumalpattu is a suburb of Chennai Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated between Chennai and Arakkonam near the Chennai–Arakkonam railway line. It is a town in the suburb of Chennai. Once upon a time the villagers lived near the koovam river which passes adjacent to the village, a big flood happened in the river which has resulted the villagers to migrate to the current land. ( so in tamil "aaru peralapattadhinaal" its called as "peralapattu" and people later adapted perumal name in to peralapattu and called "perumalpattu". It is the western part of the city of Chennai. "perumalpattu" is part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area. The nearest railway station is Veppampattu railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.