Kavaraipettai

13°21′N 80°09′E / 13.350°N 80.150°E / 13.350; 80.150

Kavaraipettai is a suburb in North Chennai, in the Tiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is about 30 miles (48 km) from Chennai.

Landmarks

The prime landmarks of the town include the Velammal Bodhi Campus, Velammal Knowledge Park at Ponneri High Road, Panchetti.

Transport

Kavaraipettai is connected by road and rail networks. The Chennai Airport lies 60 km (37 mi) to the south. The major roads connecting Chennai and Kavaraipettai is the Chennai–Kolkata Highway Road. Kavaraipettai lies on National Highway 5. There are suburban trains running between Kavaraipettai and Chennai Central. City buses run by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) play an important role in transportation.^{[citation needed]}

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Tiruvallur district

District headquarters

• Tiruvallur

Country

• India

State

• Tamil Nadu

Region

• Tondai Nadu

Revenue divisions

• Ponneri
• Thiruvallur
• Tiruttani

Taluks

• Avadi
• Gummidipoondi
• Pallipattu
• Ponneri
• Poonamallee
• RK Pet
• Tiruttani
• Tiruvallur
• Uthukkottai

Revenue blocks

• Ellapuram
• Gummidipoondi
• Kadambathur
• Minjur
• Pallipattu
• Poonamallee
• Poondi
• Pulal
• RK Pet
• Sholavaram
• Tiruttani
• Tiruvallur
• Thiruvalangadu
• Villivakkam

Municipal corporations

• Avadi Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

• Ponneri
• Poonamallee
• Thirunindravur
• Thiruverkadu
• Tiruttani
• Tiruvallur

Special grade town panchayats

• Gummidipoondi
• Minjur
• Naravarikuppam
• Thirumazhisai

Town panchayats

• Arani
• Pallipattu
• Pothatturpettai
• Uthukottai

History

• Pallavas
• Medieval Cholas
• Later Cholas
• Pandyan dynasty
• Vijayanagar Empire
• Carnatic Kingdom
• Company Raj
• British Raj

Places of interest

• Ennore Port
• Queens Land
• Puzhal aeri
• Poondi aeri
• Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
• Kattupalli Shipyard
• Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi
• Thiruevvul
• Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Thirunindravur
• Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple
• Hridayaleeswarar Temple
• Vaseeswarar Temple
• Thiruthani Murugan Temple
• Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneyaswami Temple
• Narasinghapuram Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple
• Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu
• Thiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple
• Periyapalayam Bhavani Amman Temple
• Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple
• Arani Sampangi Pichandeshwarer Temple
• Big Mosque, Poonamallee

Universities

• Veltech Dr.RR & Dr.SR University
• Saveetha University
• St. Peter's University

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