Irungattukottai

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Irungattukottai
Village
Irungattukottai is located in Tamil Nadu
Irungattukottai
Irungattukottai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram District
Talukas Sriperumbudur
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 602105
Lok Sabha constituency Sriperumbudur

Irungattukottai is a fast emerging neighbourhood of Chennai, strategically[citation needed] located on the Chennai- Bangalore Highway (NH4).It is located approximately 34 km from downtown Chennai . Divisionally, Irungatttukottai is part of the Kancheepuram District.

Over the last decade, Irungattukottai has seen significant investments by large manufacturing industries and the Tamil Nadu Government.

The State Industries Promotions Corporation of Tamil Nadu ( SIPCOT) has set up a large industrial complex aimed primarily at the manufacturing industry as well as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the footwear industry.

Irungattukottai is also the location of Hyundai Motors large manufacturing facility. The plant located here forms a critical part of Hyundai's global export hub. It currently exports to around 85 countries across Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Australia and the Asia Pacific.

India's first private air freight station is getting ready to be operational at Irungattukottai and the soft launch of the project took place on 17 July 2015. [1]

Colleges and schools

A number of engineering colleges and schools are located at Irungattukottai.

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering

SVCE was founded by the Sri Venkateswara Educational and Health Trust (SVEHT) in 1985. The Trust was founded on August 1, 1984 at the behest of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal. The college, established by the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) group, a prominent petro-chemical corporation in India, is said to be among the top engineering colleges[1] in Tamil Nadu, and a Tier-I institution among self-financing colleges.

Kings Engineering College

Maharishi Vidya Mandir

The school, located at VGN, Brixton, is affiliated to the CBSE board and has classes from LKG to VIII.

St Johns International Residential School

Dining

Over the last few years, a large number of speciality dining restaurants have emerged at Irungattukottai. These restaurants cater to the large number of South Korean ex-pats who work primarily for Hyundai and other Korean companies in Irungattukottai.These restaurants are primarily located on the NH4 highway.

Choki Dhani- A Rajasthan themed entertainment centre and also serves traditional rajasthani cuisine.

Muscat Bakery and Restaurant

Entertainment

The Irungattukottai Race Track - permanent motor racing circuit is also located in this town.

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