Alandur
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| ?Alandur Chennai • Tamil Nadu • India | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation | • 12 m (39 ft) |
| District(s) | Kancheepuram |
| Population | 146,154 (2001) |
| Municipal Chairman | R. S. Bharathi[1] |
Coordinates: Alandur is a city and a municipality in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a southern suburb of Chennai, a city situated on the east coast of the southern India. It is a thickly populated suburb flanking the railway line, close to the St. Thomas Mount Railway Station, Chennai. Alandur also neighbours the St. Thomas mount cantontment and the very prestigious Officers training academy of the Indian army. Alandur has a mixed population with a notable number of Anglo-Indians.
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[edit] Geography
Alandur is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Alandur had a population of 146,154. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Alandur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 53% of the males and 47% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Education
- AJS Nidhi Higher Secondary School
- St.Peters Matriculation hr sec school
- Sri Chakaravarthy international matriculation academy
- Montfort Boys High School
[edit] Market
Alandur market is one the famous market in South Chennai its about 200 years old, its located in middle of MKN road (MKN Road starts from Guindy and ends at Meenabakkam airport GST road).
[edit] Temples & Churches & Masjid
Most of the temple & Churches here has 200 years of history and located on MKN road and festivals celebrated during Dussehra season(month of October).
- Paduvote Amman Koil (near St.Thomas Rly Stn bridge)
- Thulukathu Amman Koil (End of MKN Road)
- Kadumbadi Amman Koil
- Sri Subramanya Swamy Koil
- Vembuli Amman Koil (This Temple Festival is more famous, 1000's of people gather during the festival. This festival lasts for around 15 days.)
- Dharmaraja Koil (Near Market)
- Ponni Amman Koil
- St.Anthony's Church (Rly Stn Road)
- Christ Church (MKN Road)
- Garrison Church (GST Road)
- Masjide Ahle-Hadees (MKN Road)
[edit] References
- ^ The Hindu dated 29 October 2006
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Alandur
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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