Villivakkam
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 Villivakkam
Villivakkam
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| Coordinates: 13°06′36″N 80°12′34″E / 13.1101°N 80.2095°ECoordinates: 13°06′36″N 80°12′34″E / 13.1101°N 80.2095°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
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| • M.L.A | B. Ranganathan |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 600049 |
| Telephone code | 2617 |
Villivakkam is a place located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is a residential area known for famous temples. Situated between the industrial estates of Ambattur, Padi, ICF, Perambur Loco Works, this place is populated mostly by the working-class people of Chennai (especially people working in manufacturing). The neighbourhood is served by Villivakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway.
According to legend, two demons, 'Ilvalan' and 'Vatapi', who were born to Sage Dhurva and Aswamukhi, tortured the entire world and killed many innocent people. One of the demons used to take the shape of a fruit and the other used to offer it to some innocent passer-by and after he consumed it, the demon would come out by tearing his stomach. It was left to Sage Agasthya to kill these demons with his mystic powers. It was here that the slaying of the demons took place and as a result the place came to be known as Konnur in times of yore.
It got the name of Villivakkam much later which has its own bearing - that Sage Agasthya planted a "Vilvam" plant (which has got medicinal and spiritual healing power) and hence the name. The Shiva temple in Villivakkam has a very old Vilvam tree which the priests consider sacred and use its leaves for the daily puja.
Villivakkam has a bus terminus which is located off Konnur High Road. Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Konnur High Road are the arterial roads encompassing Villivakkam. The construction of the long pending Villivakkam Subway was started on 4 December 2007 and was inaugurated on 19 June 2012. The 447.50-m-long subway built at a cost of ₹ 390 million, would also have a bicycle lane of 2.5 m width.
Bus Routes
Chennai suburban railway station at Villivakkam is between the segment of Chennai Central and Arakkonam Junction, and 10 km from Central, there are suburban services to Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Velachery, Ambattur, Avadi, Pattabiram, Tiruvallur, Arakkonam and Ponneri. The link from Chennai to Arakkonam junction is the oldest railway line in South India.
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