Ayappakkam

Ayappakkam is a Western suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Ayapakkam is currently a village panchayat surrounded by Thiruverkadu municipality, Avadi corporation and Greater Chennai Corporations.

Ayapakkam
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13°06′16″N 80°07′58″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Taluka	Avadi taluk
Metro	Chennai
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,630
Demonym	Chennaities
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600 077
Telephone code	91-044
Vehicle registration	TN 12 (RTO, Poonamallee)
Parliamentary constituency	Sriperumbudur
Assembly constituency	Maduravoyal (state assembly constituency)
Planning agency	CMDA

Location

Situated between Ambattur Industrial Estate, Avadi and Thiruverkadu, Ayappakkam developed as a residential area from 1990, after Tamil Nadu Housing Board quarters came up. Unlike Ambattur (houses more industrial units), Ayappakkam is predominantly a residential area and it connects with the city, via Anna Nagar, Mogappair, Nolambur, Athipet and Maduravoyal, through Poonamallee High Road, Chennai-Tiruvallur High (CTH) Road and Ambattur Industrial Estate Road.

Demographics

Population

In the 2011 census, Ayappakkam had a population of 28,630.^[1]

Important Landmarks

A branch of the ICMR (Indian Council Of Medical Research) is located here. Adjacent to it is a branch of the NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau) of India.

Transport

Railways

Annanur railway station is connected with the northern part of Ayapakkam. There are suburban trains that cross this station which travel between Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Arakonam, Thiruvallur, Tiruthani and Velachery. Some trains that originate from Avadi have an EMU Shed, which handles the majority of the suburban train operations on the Northern and Western line.^[2]

Roadways

Chennai–Tiruttani highway

It is about 1.5 km from Dunlop - Ambattur Police station junction via Chennai–Thiruvallur High Road, which is accessible from EVR Periyar Salai via Vanagaram - Ambattur, Athipet Road.

Chennai Bypass is located about 3 km from Ayapakkam and can be reached via Athipet Ambattur.

MTC Bus Terminus

A small number of buses run from Ayapakkam. It connects it to Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (Koyambedu), Thiruverkadu and Ambattur Industrial Estate nearby.

Recreation

Camp Tonakela Association, formed in the year 1938, is located in South end of Thirumulaivoyal, North of Ayapakkam.^[3]

Paruthipattu Lake, which has been restored as eco-park and opened to public on 21 June 2019, is nearby.

In addition, Maharaja Royal Club at the adjacent area Ayanambakkam, which is a paid recreation facility which has sports courts and swimming pools.