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Maraimalai Nagar

Maraimalai Nagar
மறைமலைநகர்
Town
Maraimalai Nagar is located in Tamil Nadu
Maraimalai Nagar
Maraimalai Nagar
Coordinates: 12°47′07″N 80°01′32″E / 12.785185°N 80.025601°E / 12.785185; 80.025601Coordinates: 12°47′07″N 80°01′32″E / 12.785185°N 80.025601°E / 12.785185; 80.025601
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Government
 • Body Nagar Palika
Area
 • Total 58.08 km2 (22.42 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 81,872
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN kanchipuram 603209
Telephone code 91(044)
Vehicle registration TN-19
Website municipality.tn.gov.in/Maraimalainagar/

Maraimalai Nagar is a Municipality Town in the Kanchipuram district, It lies in the southern part of the Chennai metropolitan area around 50 km from downtown Chennai, It is a part of the Chengalpattu taulk in Kanchipuram district. It is a Satellite town developed by CMDA in the Year 1980. Many heavy industries are located in Maraimalai Nagar. The Ford India and BMW car factories is located within a mile of Maraimalai Nagar and the Indian software giant Infosys also has an office within eight kilometers of Maraimalai Nagar. Also SRM university has its main campus in Potheri. As of 2011, Maraimalai Nagar had a population of 81,872.

The neighbourhood is served by the Maraimalai Nagar railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.

Maraimalai Nagar Municipality comprises Kattankulathur, Potheri, Thailavaram, Vallanchery, Thirukatchur and Peramanur villages and was constituted as Third grade Municipality in 2004. In 2010, it is upgraded as Special Grade Municipality. The town is divided into 21 wards. The extent of Municipal Area is 58.08 km2. Maraimalai Nagar is also very near to Oragadam - a new investment destination near Chennai.

Maraimalai Nagar is the headquarters town of Maraimalai Nagar in Kancheepuram district. Maraimalai Nagar town is located in the south direction at a distance of 40 km from Chennai. It is situated at 12'41'30" latitude and 74'58'00" longitude and 28m elevated from M.S.L.

Maraimalai Nagar has the location advantage in terms of transportation net work. The town is well connected by rail and road, Chennai - Dindigul National Highway No.45 passes through the Town. Chennai-Trichy Broad-gauge railway lines passes through the town.

Acharapakkam Town and Melmaruvathur Temple town lies 20 km and 15 km south of the Town.

Maraimalai Nagar has a railway station, bus stand, upgraded primary health care [GOVNT], telephone exchange, electricity office, post office, police station and higher secondary schools. The suburb is close to SRM University and its group of institutions: (Valliammai Engineering College, SRM School of Management, SRM Medical College, SRM Hospital, Valliammai Polytechnic, SRM Polytechnic, SRM Institute of Hotel Management, SRM Arts and Science, SRM Pharmacy) which are located in Potheri, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Guduvancheri. It is becoming the largest residential area between Chennai Tambaram and Chengalpet kanchipuram because of the IT companies in and around Maraimalai Nagar like Accenture, Ford, Mahindra World City and SEZ.


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