Kilpauk is a semi residential area located in Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The distance from Chennai's city center to Kilpauk is about 6 km. The region is situated off the Poonamallee High Road in the west. Adjacent areas of Kilpauk include Chetpet, Egmore, Anna Nagar and Purasawalkam.
The nearest railway station for Kilpauk is the one at Chetpet. This railway station lies to the south of Kilpauk and not more than a kilometre away. The Chennai Airport is about 18 km from Kilpauk.
This place was a cantonment area for British troops before India's independence.
Enterprises dealing with the manufacturing of packaging materials, wood carvings, chemical suppliers, cement exporters and suppliers, have their bases in the locality. The place also provides some of the best residential dwellings in the city.
Video Kilpauk
Localities
- Kilpauk Garden
- Kelly's Corner
- Aspiran Garden
- Secretariat Colony
Maps Kilpauk
Health care
- Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital - One of the premier medical colleges in Tamil Nadu & Hospital.
- The Kilpauk Mental Hospital
- Ponmalligai multi speciality hospital
- One Life Mots Hospital
- Gremaltes Leprosy Centre
- Murali Lakshmi Krishna Hospital
- Dr. H T Vira Reddy Hospital, Meenam Hospital
- K S Hospital, Padma Hospital
- Kaya Skin Clinic
- Rigid Hospital
Located on Poonamallee High Road are many other hospitals - KKR ENT Hospital, Apollo First Med, K J Hospital, the Directorate of Medical Education, etc.
Many private practitioners' clinics too are situated in Kilpauk - including
Dr. S Vasudevan's Orthopaedic and Orthotics Clinic
Sriram's Ortho Centre
Dr. B. Prakash Vijayan's Dental Clinic and Oral Cancer Detection Center
Kilpauk is also known for its theaters which include Sangam Cinemas and Ega Theatre. Sathyam Cinemas has also started construction of its eight-screen multiplex here. Mummy Daddy Stores, etc. are stores here. Kilpauk is also home to many popular hangouts like Cafe Coffee Day and McDonald's.
The Kilpauk Residents Welfare Association website address is www.Kilpauk.net
Educational Institutions
- Seth P D Hinduja Sindhi Model Senior Secondary School
- C S I Bain school
- Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram
- Chinmaya Vidyalaya
- Kola Saraswati and Rukmani Vidyalaya changed as Ramachandra.
Kilpauk is also well known for Engineering College head offices, including Rajalakshmi Institutions and Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology.
Major landmarks
The principal landmarks/ roads/ localities of Kilpauk are:
- Kilpauk Garden road
- Kilpauk Mental Hospital
- Medavakkam Tank Road
- Kelly's corner
- Manikeshwari Road
- Sylvan Lodge Colony
- Ormes Road
- Taylors Road
- Landons Road
- Halls Road
- Alsa crescourt
- Balfour road
- Nagappa motors
- Ormes road
- Davidpuram
- K S FOUNDATIONS ( Damodara moorthy street)
- J Jayalalitha Indoor Basketball Stadium
References
Source of article : Wikipedia