Chengalpattu

Chengalpattu
Chengai (shortened)
Chingleput
Chengalpet
Town
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
Nicknames: 
Gateway of Chennai, Chengai, Lake City, City of Hills
Chengalpattu is located in Tamil Nadu
Chengalpattu
Chengalpattu
Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 12°40′54.8″N 79°59′19.7″E / 12.681889°N 79.988806°E / 12.681889; 79.988806
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionPallava Nadu, Tondai Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Government
 • TypeFirst Grade Municipality
 • BodyChengalpattu Municipality
 • District CollectorRaghul Nath, IAS
Area
 • Total136.25 km2 (52.61 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total177,638
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
DemonymChengalpattean
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603001, 603002, 603003, 603004
Telephone code+91-44
Vehicle registrationTN-19
Lok Sabha constituencyKanchipuram
Legislative assembly constituencyChengalpattu
Websitechengalpattu.nic.in

Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput or Chengalpet, is a town and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is 56 kilometres (35 mi) away from the state capital, Chennai on the National Highway 45.

It is an important commercial center. It has a medical college and other colleges affiliated with the University of Madras.

  1. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.