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Keelkattalai (also written as Kilkattalai or Keezhkattalai) is a suburb of Chennai, India and is part of the Chennai metropolitan area. Formerly a part of Pallavaram Municipality, it was merged into Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021.
Statistics
As of 2011 Census of India, Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981.
History
The name Keelkattalai is derived from the word கீழ் from கிழக்கு (east) and கட்டளை (village) and translates to "The village to the east", with respect to Pallavaram, a Pallava era settlement.
Initially, Keelkattalai was incorporated as a village panchayat and on 17 January 1970, it was merged with the Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Hasthinapuram Town Panchayat and Nemilichery Panchayat to form the Pallavaram municipality
Connectivity
Keelkattalai enjoys a well connected road network to major hubs in the city through two arterial roads connecting namely the Medavakkam Main Road and Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road (SH 109). The area is served well by buses serviced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) to major locations inside the city. Despite having no railway connectivity, Keelkattalai is easily accessible from Pallavaram (Chennai Suburban Railway), St Thomas Mount (Chennai Suburban Railway) and Velachery (MRTS, Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System)
= Bus Routes
=This list includes buses originating from Keelkattalai and the ones passing through Keelkattalai bus terminus.
Recreation
= Attractions
=Keelkattalai Lake is the main attraction.
Social Infrastructure
= Schools
=Apple Kids International Pre-School
Holy Family Convent Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Matriculation School
Kiddies Choice Montessori & Kindergarten School
Vael's vidyashram Global School
Vel's Higher Secondary School
Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Baalyaa Senior Secondary School
Pallavaram Municipality Middle School
Sai Matriculation higher secondary school
= Hospitals
=Grace Multispeciality Hospital
Vijayam Hospital
Divya Hospital
Government
= Lok Sabha Representative
=Keelkattalai is part of Chengalpattu constituency from 2019 Loksabha general election.(Lok Sabha constituency)
= Pallavaram State Assembly Representative
=Pallavaram (State Assembly Constituency)
= Pallavaram Municipality Counsilors
=Upcoming/Proposed infrastructure work
Three lane, Unidirectional flyover at the Medavakkam Main Road and Radial road intersection
Chennai Metro Rail station at Keelkattalai (Phase 2)
Water supply improvement scheme in Pallavaram municipality
Underground sewerage network in the municipal limits
Widening of the Medavakkam main road.
Location in context
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References
External links
Things to do in Kilkattalai Search | Facebook Help Center
A village in the city ‘A village in the city’
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Keelkattalai
- List of neighbourhoods of Chennai
- Chennai
- Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam Radial Road
- Medavakkam
- Tamil cinema
- Theosophical Society
- Chennai International Airport
- Officers Training Academy
- Chennai Central railway station
