Pulicat

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Pulicat Pazhaverkadu
town
Pulicat Pulicat (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 13°25′04″N 80°19′07″E / 13.417700°N 80.318500°E / 13.417700; 80.318500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu is a historic seashore town in Chennai Metropolitan Area at Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Chennai and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Elavur, on the southern periphery of the Pulicat Lake. Pulicat lake is a shallow salt water lagoon which stretches about 60 kilometres (37 mi) along the coast. With lakeside and seashore development as well as several Special Economic Zones (SEZs) including a US$1 billion Medical SEZ, coming up in nearby Elavur, land prices in the area are rising.