Kilpauk

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Kilpauk
neighbourhood
Kilpauk is located in Chennai
Kilpauk
Kilpauk
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Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai District
Metro Chennai
Government
 • Body Chennai Corporation
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Planning agency CMDA
Civic agency Chennai Corporation
Website www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Kilpauk is a semi residential area located in Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The distance from Chennai's city center to Kilpauk is about 6 km. The region is situated off the Poonamallee High Road in the west. Adjacent areas of Kilpauk include Chetpet, Egmore, Anna Nagar and Purasawalkam.

The nearest railway station for Kilpauk is the one at Chetpet. This railway station lies to the south of Kilpauk and not more than a kilometre away. The Chennai Airport is about 18 km from Kilpauk.

This place was a cantonment area for British troops before India's independence.

Enterprises dealing with the manufacturing of packaging materials, wood carvings, chemical suppliers, cement exporters and suppliers, have their bases in the locality. The place also provides some of the best residential dwellings in the city.

Localities

  • Kilpauk Garden
  • Kelly's Corner
  • Aspiran Garden
  • Secretariat Colony

Health care

  • Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital - One of the premier medical colleges in Tamil Nadu & Hospital.
  • The Kilpauk Mental Hospital
  • One Life Mots Hospital
  • Gremaltes Leprosy Centre
  • Murali Lakshmi Krishna Hospital
  • Dr. H T Vira Reddy Hospital, Meenam Hospital
  • K S Hospital, Padma Hospital
  • Rigid Hospital

Located on Poonamallee High Road are many other hospitals - K K R ENT Hospital, Apollo First Med, K J Hospital, the Directorate of Medical Education, etc. Many private practitioners' clinics too are situated in Kilpauk - including Dr. S Vasudevan's Orthopaedic and Orthotics Clinic, Sriram's Ortho Centre, etc.

Kilpauk is also known for its theatres which include Sangam Cinemas and Ega Theatre. Sathyam Cinemas has also started construction of its eight-screen multiplex here. Mummy Daddy Stores, Show Off, etc. are stores here. Kilpauk is also home to many popular hangouts like Cafe Coffee Day and McDonald's.


The Kilpauk Residents Welfare Association website address is www.Kilpauk.net

Educational institutions

  • Seth P D Hinduja Sindhi Model Senior Secondary School
  • C S I Bain school
  • Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram
  • Chinmaya Vidyalaya
  • Kola Saraswati and Rukmani Vidyalaya.

Kilpauk is also well known for Engineering College head offices, including Rajalakshmi Institutions and Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Major landmarks

The principal landmarks/ roads/ localities of Kilpauk are:

  • Kilpauk Garden
  • Kilpauk Mental Hospital
  • Medavakkam Tank Road
  • Kelly's
  • Manikeshwari Road
  • Ramalingapuram
  • Alagappanagar
  • Ayanavaram
  • Sylvan Lodge Colony
  • Ormes Road
  • Taylors Road
  • Landons Road
  • Halls Road

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