Kodungaiyur is mainly a residential locality in northern most part of the metropolitan city of Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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 state, India

India

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. In the Expanded Chennai Corporation(200 Wards),after delimitation of Zones & Wards, Kodungaiyur will fall under Ward No:34, 35, 36 & 37 ( all the 4 wards will come under Zone No:IV as per the new expanded corporation limits).

Location and Surroundings

Kodungaiyur covers a vast area bordering Selavayal & Chinna sekkaadu to the north, Ezhil Nagar to the east, Arul Nagar (Madhavaram Milk Colony) to the west, Moolakadai

Moolakadai

-Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai....

 to the southwest and MKB Nagar

MKB Nagar

MKB Nagar also known as Maha kavi Bharathi Nagar is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It was earlier known as Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony until 1982....

(Vysarpadi)to the south.

National Highway 5(NH 5) touches this area in southwest at Moolakadai.

Main Thoroughfares-

• Kamarajar salai->Thiruvalluvar street->Manali road (from Moolakadai towards Chinna Kodungaiyur).
• TH Road (from Moolakadai towards KKD Nagar and further till Ezhil Nagar).
• Ethirajsamy Salai (from Erukancherry towards MR Nagar).
• Meenambal Salai (from MKB Nagar towards KKD Nagar) .

Distance from Various parts of city to Kodungaiyur :

• From Perambur : 4.5 km
• From Parrys corner : 9.5 km
• From Central Railway station : 8.5 km
• From Egmore Railway station : 9.5 km
• From CMBT (Koyambedu) : 14 km
• From Airport : 26.5 km

Few facts about Kodungaiyur:-

• The south western part (older part) of the locality around Kamarajar salai is called "Periya Kodungaiyur", whereas the north western part (relatively recently developed part) around Manali Salai is called "Chinna Kodungaiyur" and Thiruvalluvar street making the unofficial divider between these two areas.

• Places like Kamarajar Salai, TH Road,SIDCO Main Road, MR Nagar, Meenambal Salai houses many business entities(Super markets,Restaurents,Banks/ATMs,Fuel stations,Telephone Exchange,LIC satellite branch office etc.) whereas Parvathi Nagar ,Seetharam nagar, Narayanasamy garden are merely residential localities.

• P6 Kodungaiyur Police Station is situated in SIDCO main Road.

• TNEB substaion is situated in SIDCO main Road, KKD Nagar. It is 33/11 KV substation, which cateres power to MR Nagar, KKD Nagar & other eastern parts of Kodungaiyur. Western parts of Kodungaiyur like Narayanasamy garden, RV Nagar, Kamarajar Salai are catered by Sembium substation.

• The Housing Board residences are at KKD Nagar( Phase -I) and Muthamil Nagar (Phase -II) which are major developments is last 2 decades.Apart from this, Private builders contribute to the development of this area, one such is the RC West minster in Kamarajar Salai.

• Kodungaiyur, once upon a time was referred as the Crime spot of the city which made this place to be alienated.But in the recent years ,Kodungaiyur witnesses a drastic change and eventually became a people friendly locality in the city.

Disambiguation 1: - Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) is actually a Part of 'Kodungaiyur' in the city of Chennai and both (KKD Nagar & Kodungaiyur) are not separate Geographical locations (Since it is assumed wrongly most of the times that both are different localities as name boards of Most commercial establishments display 'KKD Nagar, chennai-118' & very few shops display 'KKD Nagar,Kodungaiyur,Chennai-118')

Disambiguation 2:- 'Chinna Kodungaiyur & Periya Kodungaiyur alone doesnot account to the Kodungaiyur's total geographical area as they both are merely parts of Kodungaiyur.

Problems faced by the people of Kodungaiyur:-

• People of Kodungaiyur are the victims of dumpyards in the area. Kodungaiyur Dumpyard(Garbage land) is mainly present in this area and helped cleaning the Chennai City by making itself a garbage land making Kodungaiyur as a place of 9 toxic gases in air, which may lead to serious mutations in animal and human genes. So people fight for the removal of the dumpyard and place it to anywhere out of city limits. But government has plans to find a remedy for this dumpyard here.
• There is less connectivity to Kodungaiyur (Parvathi Nagar) by bus or train or any transport. even though it had been the place of start of Chennai City earlier.

Transportation

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Kodungaiyur from other major parts of the Chennai city.
There are 3 Bus terminuses in Kodungaiyur.They are Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) , Parvathi nagar & Muthamizh nagar.

KKD Nagar-

KKD Nagar Terminus is the heart of Kodungaiyur's Transportation system, as it is the major and most popular bus terminus here.Though this terminus is badly in need of more bus services to most parts of South Chennai,Frequent buses are available to Parrys & Central.

Parvathy Nagar-

There is also a smaller bus terminus located at Parvathy Nagar in north western section of the locality. Though there are good number of daily commuters from this area,the frequency of Bus services are very limited (in fact they are timed services) to this terminus as the stretch Kamarajar salai->Thiruvalluvar street->Manali road (from Moolakadai towards Chinna Kodungaiyur) is very narrow with encroachments & unauthorised parking of vehicles on both the sides of the road making the drivers often feel difficult to drive the bus in this route. Due to this commuters are left with no option but to use Auto rickshaws.From moolakadai,most of the people depend on Auto rickshaw to reach chinna kodungaiyur.
Earlier Horse Carts were running in this route,but it has been stopped now .

Still many residents in Chinna Kodungaiyur ,residents east of Manali road goto Kaviyarasu Kanadasan (KKD) Nagar bus terminus and residents west of Manali road goto Arul Nagar (Madhavaram milk clolony) bus stop. Residents of Periya Kodungaiyur goto Moolakadai bus stop to catch buses to their destinations.
some of the bus routes from here are M46C to CMBT(Koyambedu

Koyambedu

Koyambedu is a locality in the South Indian city of Chennai. The Koyambedu area has become a major hub of activity in Chennai City after the inauguration of the market and the bus terminus...

), M38D to Thiruvottiyur, M116L to Broadway.

The other smaller terminus is located at Muthamil Nagar and the only bus route is M116 to Brodway.

As there is no railway line passing through kodungaiyur, residents normally go to Perambur

Perambur

Perambur , is a locality in Northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India.It is one of expensive area in chennai with all facilities of needs....

 (nearest railway station) or Vyasarpadi Jeeva

Vyasarpadi Jeeva

Vyasarpadi Jeeva station is the oldest station of South India. The first train to Arcot started from this station. The old ruins still remain 200 metres away from the current station as a cabin room. This place acts as the junction and four rail routes branch from here. The Southern line goes to...

  to travel in trains.

The bus services from Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) bus terminal are:

Route No	Origin	Destination	Via
7G	KKD Nagar	Broadway	MR Nagar, Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... , Perambur Perambur Perambur , is a locality in Northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India.It is one of expensive area in chennai with all facilities of needs.... ,Doveton, Vepery, Periamet, Central Station
M7G Cut	KKD Nagar	Perambur Perambur Perambur , is a locality in Northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India.It is one of expensive area in chennai with all facilities of needs....	M.R Nagar, Erukkancherry, Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... , Don Bosco, LakshmiAmman Temple, BB Road
M116A	KKD Nagar	Broadway	SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar MKB Nagar MKB Nagar also known as Maha kavi Bharathi Nagar is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It was earlier known as Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony until 1982.... , Mint,Stanley Hospital,Beach Station
M37E	KKD Nagar	Iyyapanthangal Iyyapanthangal Iyyapanthangal is a town in the Poonamallee taluk of Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at a distance of 19 kilometres from Fort St George on the Mount-Poonamallee Road and is a suburb of Chennai. The nearest railway station is at Guindy which is about 7 kilometres...	Sharma Nagar,Vepery, Egmore Egmore -Main places:* Chennai Egmore railway station.* Office of the commissioner of Greater Chennai Police department.* Government Museum, Chennai.* Connemara Public Library, one of the biggest libraries in India.* National Art Gallery... ,DPI, Sterling Road, Valluvar kottam, Kodambakkam, Vadapalani Vadapalani -Murugan Koyil:Built about 125 years back, this much-hallowed and regularly frequented Lord Muruga sannidhi has emerged from a thatched shed, an unostentatious one enshrining a Murugan picture only, and established for itself a name on par with ancient places of worship... , Valasarawakkam
170T	KKD Nagar	Vandalur Zoo	MR Nagar, Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... ,Retteri,Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani Vadapalani -Murugan Koyil:Built about 125 years back, this much-hallowed and regularly frequented Lord Muruga sannidhi has emerged from a thatched shed, an unostentatious one enshrining a Murugan picture only, and established for itself a name on par with ancient places of worship... , Guindy Guindy Guindy is one of the important neighbourhoods of Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the South-Western part of the city. It is the entry point or the gateway to Chennai city from the Southern parts of Tamil Nadu and the South Western suburbs of Chennai... ,Airport, Pallavaram Pallavaram Pallavapuram Municipality was constituted as a III Grade Municipality on 17.01.1970 vide G.o.No. 55 R.D. & L.A. Department dated 12.01.1970, by Combining the following Town Panchayats and Panchayats.* Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat* Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat... , Chromepet Chromepet Chromepet is a township in the southern part of Chennai, India. It lies on the Grand Southern Trunk Road, close to Tambaram and next to Pallavaram, Well connected by Road and Railways. It is 4 km south of the Anna International Airport, Meenambakkam. It is the home of the Madras Institute of... , Tambaram Tambaram Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...
M121G	KKD Nagar	CMBT	Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... ,Retteri,Thirumangalam, CMBT
2A Extn	KKD Nagar	Anna Square	MKB Nagar,Walltax Road,Central, Chepauk Chepauk Chepauk is a locality in Chennai , in India. The name Chepauk is popularly used to refer to the M. A. Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium also known as Chepauk Stadium. It is also home to the Chepauk palace, built in the Indo-Saracenic style... , Triplicane Triplicane Triplicane also has the famous powerful Ellamman temple in SMV Koil street. A beautiful Sundaramurthy Vinayagar temple is right opposite to the Ellamman Temple.... , Presidency College Presidency College Presidency College could refer to the following Indian institutions:* Presidency College, Chennai* Presidency College, Kolkata*Presidency College, Bangalore... , Marina Marina A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....  Beach
33Extn	KKD Nagar	Broadway	MKB Nagar,Ambedkar College, Mint, Stanley Hospital, Bharathi Women's College, Broadway Theatre,Mannadi
170E	IOC	Tambaram Tambaram Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...	Korukkupet,Ezhil Nagar,KKD Nagar,MR Nagar, Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... ,Retteri,Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani Vadapalani -Murugan Koyil:Built about 125 years back, this much-hallowed and regularly frequented Lord Muruga sannidhi has emerged from a thatched shed, an unostentatious one enshrining a Murugan picture only, and established for itself a name on par with ancient places of worship... , Guindy Guindy Guindy is one of the important neighbourhoods of Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the South-Western part of the city. It is the entry point or the gateway to Chennai city from the Southern parts of Tamil Nadu and the South Western suburbs of Chennai... ,Airport, Pallavaram Pallavaram Pallavapuram Municipality was constituted as a III Grade Municipality on 17.01.1970 vide G.o.No. 55 R.D. & L.A. Department dated 12.01.1970, by Combining the following Town Panchayats and Panchayats.* Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat* Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat... , Chromepet Chromepet Chromepet is a township in the southern part of Chennai, India. It lies on the Grand Southern Trunk Road, close to Tambaram and next to Pallavaram, Well connected by Road and Railways. It is 4 km south of the Anna International Airport, Meenambakkam. It is the home of the Madras Institute of...

The bus services from Parvathi Nagar bus terminal are:

Route No	Origin	Destination	Via
M7G Extn	Parvathi Nagar	Broadway	Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... , Perambur Perambur Perambur , is a locality in Northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India.It is one of expensive area in chennai with all facilities of needs.... , Vepery, Periamet, Central Station
M116L	Parvathi Nagar	Broadway	Muthamil Nagar, SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar MKB Nagar MKB Nagar also known as Maha kavi Bharathi Nagar is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It was earlier known as Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony until 1982.... , Mint,Stanley Hospital,Beach Station
M46C	Parvathi Nagar	CMBT	Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... ,Perambur, Ayanavaram Ayanavaram Ayanpuram or Ayanavaram is one of the many localities of Chennai and is located in West Chennai about 8 kilometres from the city center. The Konnur High Road, one of the important connecting roads in Chennai runs through Ayanavaram. Ayanavaram is one of the peripheral commercial areas of... ,ICF, Anna Nagar Anna Nagar Anna Nagar , formely known as Naduvakkarai, is a neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. Named after the Tamil leader C. N. Annadurai, it is located in the north-western part of Chennai and forms a part of Egmore-Nungambakkam taluk...  East,Arumbakkam, CMBT
M38D	Parvathi Nagar	Thiruvottiyur	Moolakadai Moolakadai -Transportation:Metropolitan Transport Corporation takes care of the bus services in Moolakadai.Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai.... ,Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar college, Mint,Maharani,Mani Koondu, Tondiarpet Tondiarpet Tondiarpet constitutes an important suburban region of Chennai city. The place is located in the northern outskirts and close to the nearby sea that is Bay of Bengal. Tondiarpet is one important commercial centre in the north of the city. The place shares its boundaries with other important... ,Tollgate, Raja Kadai, EllaiAmman Koil, Thiruvottiyur

The bus services from Muthamil Nagar bus terminal are:

Route No	Origin	Destination	Via
M116	Muthamil Nagar	Broadway	SIDCO, EB, MKB Nagar MKB Nagar MKB Nagar also known as Maha kavi Bharathi Nagar is mainly a residential locality in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. It was earlier known as Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony until 1982.... , Mint,Stanley Hospital,Beach Station

Educational Institutions

Kodungaiyur has a number of educational institutions catering to the students of this area. some of them are :

Colleges-

• Thiruthangal Nadar Arts and Science College, Selavayal
• Muthu Kumaraswamy Arts and Science College, Muthamil Nagar

Schools-

• St.Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Seetharam Nagar
• Don Bosco Matriculation Higher secondary school,Erukkancherry
• Sri Sayee Vivekananda Higher Seconday School, Muthamil Nagar
• Gurumoorthy High school
• FES Matriculation Higher secondary school, Muthamil Nagar
• Our Lady's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, M.R Nagar
• Grace Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Senthil Nagar
• St.Mary's Matriculation School
• Velankani Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Muthamil Nagar
• Sri Ayyappa matriculation school
• Vivekanada Vidyalaya matriculation school
• Lakshmi Narayana Matriculation school ,Selavayal
• Oxford Matriculation School
• Mother Therasa Matriculation Higher Secondary School,KKD Nagar
• CSI Bain Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Muthamil Nagar
• Don Bosco Matriculation Higher secondary school,KKD Nagar
• Radha Krishnan Matriculation Higher secondary school, Krishnamoorthy Nagar
• RC Infantia (Pre School),Kamarajar salai
• stella rani welfare trust

Neighbourhoods

Most notable neighbourhoods in Kodungaiyur are Amudham Nagar, Selavayal,Narayanasamy Garden,Parvathi nagar,Venkateswara Nagar (Part I & II), Seetharam Nagar,R.V.Nagar, Union Carbide Colony,Sastri nagar, Jambuli newcolony, Ponnusamy Nagar, Krishna Moorthy Nagar, Vivekananda Nagar, Soundarya Nagar, Ambika Nagar,Chinnandi madam etc.
Apart from these, Muthamil Nagar,MR Nagar,KKD Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Teachers Colony are most important places.

Churches and Temples

Most famous Churches are

• Good Samaritan Fellowship (Hosanna Tower), Chinnadi Madam Road
• Our Lady of Health Shrine, Muthamil Nagar
• Shekinah Assembly(Worship Center),Opp. Pavithra Hospitals, Erukkancherry.
• Blessing Of Jesus Ministry, Kodungaiyur
• St. Sebastian's church
• our lady jecintho church

Temples are

• Bhavani Amman kovil, Muthamil Nagar
• Vembuliamman kovil , Jambuli street
• Guru Vinayagar temple ,R.V Nagar
• Venkatesa permual temple , Balaji Nagar
• Sri Siddhi Vinayagar temple , Venkateswara Nagar
• Kalasathamman Koil , Parvathy Nagar
• Shankara Vinayagar temple , Periya Kodungaiyur
• Nagathamman Koil , Union Carbide colony
• Sri Vinayagar Temple , M.R.Nagar
• Sri Kaalikambal kovil , Chinna Kodungaiyur
• Prasana Venkatasa Perumal Kovil, Parthasarathy Street, Near M.R. Nagar.
• Sri Gangai Amman Koil , Teachers Colony 6th Cross , Kodungaiyur.

Mosques are at

• (masjid-e-al-ameen)Muthamil Nagar
• Chinna kodungaiyur

Theatre

The only theatre in Kodungaiyur is 'Pandiyan Theatre' formerly known as 'Odean Mani Theatre'. Predominantly Tamil movies are screened in this theatre, and at times English movies also finds a place. our lady jecintho curch

Hospital

The most famous hospital located in Erukanchery is Pavithra Hospital.

Other Hospitals are :

• Subha Hospital, Muthamil Nagar
• Noor Hospital, Chinna Kodungaiyur
• Fathima Hospital,Kodungaiyur, Near Moolakadai
• NRV Hospital, Kodungaiyur
• Arjun Hospital, Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar
• ESI dispensary, M.R Nagar.

Another hospital with good treatment facilities near to kodungaiyur is St. Anthony's hospital (Thapalpetti,Madhavaram)

Community Hall

Given below are the Community halls located in Kodungaiyur :

• Seetha Ram Nagar Telugu Pepole Welfare Association, Seetha Ram Nagar
• Malaysia Mahal, Ethirajsamy salai, M.R. Nagar
• A.B.Maaligai, Chinna kodungaiyur
• Malathy Mahal, Muthamil Nagar
• Kulanthai Terasa Madapam, KKD Nagar
• Eswari Mahal, Erukkancherry
• Raj Hall, KKD Nagar
• Dana Bhackiyam Hall, Meenambal Salai,Vivekananda Nagar
• S.K Mahal, Meenambal Salai, Vivekananda Nagar
• Balaji Kalyana Mandapam, Kodungaiyur
• Burma Mahal, Thiruthangal college Road, Selavayal
• Indira Mahal, Ethirajsamy salai, M.R. Nagar
• K.S. Mahal, M.R. Nagar
• G.R Kalyana Mandapam, Kodungaiyur

Banks

Given below are the Banks /ATMs located in Kodungaiyur:

• State Bank of India
  State Bank of India
  The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
  
  , Ethirajsamy salai, M.R Nagar with ATM
• Bank of India
  Bank of India
  Bank of India is a state-owned commercial bank with headquarters in Mumbai. Government-owned since nationalization in 1969, It is India's 4th largest bank, after State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda. It has 3415 branches, including 29 branches outside India...
  
  , Ethirajsamy salai, M.R Nagar with ATM
• Indian Bank
  Indian Bank
  Indian Bank is a major Indian Commercial Bank headquartered in Chennai , India. It has 22,000 employees, 1923 branches and is one of the big public sector banks of India. It has overseas branches in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and 229 correspondent banks in 69 countries...
  
  , Meenambal Salai, KKD Nagar with ATM ( Newly opened)
• George Town Co-operative Bank, T.H Road, M.R Nagar

ATMs-

• SBI ATM, Meenambal Salai, Behind EB, KKD Nagar
• ICICI ATM, Opp to Sembium EB, Moolakadai
• AXIS Bank ATM , Moolakadai & at MKB Nagar
• Bank of India ATM, Opp to Muthukumarasamy College, Muthamil nagar
• Lakshmi Vilas Bank ATM, Next to Reliance web world, Meenambal Salai.