Keelkattalai
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| Locality in Chennai | |
 Keelkattalai
Keelkattalai
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| Coordinates: 12°57′54″N 80°11′46″E / 12.96487°N 80.19611°ECoordinates: 12°57′54″N 80°11′46″E / 12.96487°N 80.19611°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanchipuram |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Pallavaram Municipality |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 600117 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
Keelkattalai (also written as Kilkattalai or Keezhkattalai) is a suburb in the south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu under the Pallavaram municipality, Kancheepuram district. It is a residential locality catering to the needs of the middle income groups.
As of 2011[update]Census of India, Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981.
The name Keelkattalai is derived from the word கீழ் from கிழக்கு (east) and கட்டளை (village) and translates to "The village to the east", with respect to Pallavaram, a Pallava era settlement. Initially, Keelkattalai was incorporated as a village panchayat and on 17th January 1970, it was merged with the Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Hasthinapuram Town Panchayat and Nemilichery Panchayat to form the Pallavaram Municipality
Keelkattalai enjoys a well connected road network to major hubs in the city through two arterial roads connecting namely the Medavakkam Main Road and Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road (SH 109). The area is served well by buses serviced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) to major locations inside the city. Despite having no railway connectivity, Keelkattalai is easily accessible from Pallavaram (Chennai Suburban Railway), St Thomas Mount (Chennai Suburban Railway) and Velachery (MRTS,Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System)
This list includes buses originating from Kilkattalai and the ones passing through Kilkattalai bus terminus.
KFC, Domino's Pizza, Aasife Biryani, Subway, Alreef, Raintree, Adyar Ananda Bhavan, Sri Krishna Sweets
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