Manapakkam

Manapakkam
Neighbourhood
Manapakkam traffic signal on Mount-Poonamallee Road
Manapakkam
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanchipuram
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Body	CMDA
Population (2001)
• Total	8,590
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	600 125
Vehicle registration	TN-85
Planning agency	CMDA

Manapakkam is a census town and part of the Chennai Metro city, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Manapakkam is located along the Mount-Poonamallee Road in Chennai.It is now a home to a lot of IT companies.

Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired, Manappakam

Geographic location

Manapakkam is located between Ramapuram and Mugalivakkam in the North, Nandambakkam (part) and St. Thomas Mount in the East, Nandambakkam (Part) and Meenambakkam in the South and Kolapakkam in the West.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Manapakkam had a population of 8590. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manapakkam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Manapakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Road

Manapakkam is well connected by roads. It is 5.3 kilometres from Guindy and 5.2 km from Porur. Bus services operated by MTC connect Kundrathur, Porur, and Saidapet.

Rail

The nearest railway station is Guindy

Air

The nearest airport is Chennai