Alandur | |
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neighbourhood | |
  Alandur Alandur, Tamil Nadu  Alandur Alandur (Tamil Nadu)  Alandur Alandur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°59′51″N 80°12′02″E / 12.997500°N 80.200600°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 164,430 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-22 |
Alandur is a zone of Chennai corporation, and an urban node in Chennai district in Guindy division in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is surrounded by Guindy in the north and east, Adambakkam in the south, Pazhavanthangal in the south-west and Parangimalai (St. Thomas Mount) in the north-west. As of 2011, Alandur had a population of 164,430. The town agglomeration of Alandur will have an estimated population of 300,000 by 2030. Alandur neighbours the St. Thomas Mount Cantontment, the Officers Training Academy of the Indian army and the nearby towns of Guindy and Adambakkam. M. G. Ramachandran, a former chief minister of Tamil Nadu started his political career by winning his first legislative election from Alandur in 1967.[1] Alandur also holds famous landmarks of Chennai namely Nehru Statue and Kathipara Junction.