Sholinganallur
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Sholinganallur சோழிங்கநல்லூர் |
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| Coordinates: 12°54′01″N 80°13′40″E / 12.90015°N 80.22791°ECoordinates: 12°54′01″N 80°13′40″E / 12.90015°N 80.22791°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 15,519 |
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| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 600119 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-14 |
Sholinganallur is a Residential Locality of Chennai Metropolitan city located on the IT corridor south of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The rapid growth of Sholinganallur's economy, population and infrastructure can be attributed to Information Technology business Parks and dedicated Special Economic Zones (SEZ). Sholinganallur is surrounded by other IT based suburbs such as Siruseri, Perungudi and Taramani. Tamil Nadu Government's TIDCO is building a Financial City in Sholinganallur to house global financial corporations. Sholinganallur is the biggest assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu in terms of voters. Sholinganallur was annexed in to Chennai Corporation in 2011, and it is the last(200th) ward of Chennai city, administered as a part of Chennai Corporation.
As of 2001[update] India census, Sholinganalur had a population of 15,519.
Sholinganallur is located at the junction connecting East Coast Road to Tambaram, Mudichur and Adyar to Mahabalipuram, along Old Mahabalipuram Road. It is an important junction in Southern part of Greater Chennai. It is at a distance of 14.3 km from Tambaram, 2 km away from East Coast Road(ECR), 34.8 km away from Mamallapuram and 13.5 km away from Adyar. Sholinganallur is well connected by road ways. Many IT companies are located within 5 km. It is well connected with the city with MTC & TNSTC-villupuram and many share autorichshaws.
Sholinganallur is home to a number of BPO and IT/ITES companies. All major IT companies like Wipro,Infosys,Tata Consultancy Services, Automotive Robotics,4iapps solutions, PayPal, eBay Inc, Exemplarr Worldwide, HCL Technologies, Cognizant (CTS), Tech Mahindra,Screen Plus have their own facilities in Sholinganallur. Almost all major IT/ITES companies like, Accenture India,ebay, Trident Solutions, American Megatrends, PayPal have their presence here.
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