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Suburb in Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India

Egattur (Chengalpattu District)

Egattur is a village in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, located on the southern outskirts of Chennai, India.

The place

Egattur is a village in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, located on the southern outskirts of Chennai, India. It is a suburban area near the SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri. It is located between Navalur and Kazhipathur along the Old Mahabalipuram Road parallel to Muttukadu on the East Coast Road.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Egattur (Chengalpattu District)

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Chennai Mathematical Institute

    Chennai Mathematical Institute is a higher education and research institute in Chennai, India. It was founded in 1989 by the SPIC Science Foundation, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in physics, mathematics and computer science.

    1.1 km · Research and education institute in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Kohinoor Asiana Hotel

    Elite Grand Hotel is a five-star hotel located on Old Mahabalipuram Road in Semmencherry, Chennai, India.

    3.3 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

    Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, formerly Hindustan College of Engineering, is a private deemed university headquartered in Chennai, India. It was founded in 1985 by K.C.G. Verghese and was conferred the "University Status" status from the University Grants Commission Under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 from the academic year 2008-09 and under the name HITS.

    3.7 km · Deemed University in Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Dakshinchitra

    DakshinaChitra is a living-history museum in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, dedicated to South Indian heritage and culture. It is located 25 kilometres to the south of Chennai.

    1.9 km · Open air museum in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Jagannath Temple, Chennai

    Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to the divine trinity Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra.

    2.4 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Academy of Maritime Education and Training

    Academy of Maritime Education and Training is a private Deemed university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The institute is dedicated for maritime education and training.

    2.5 km · private deemed university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    MGM Dizzee World

    MGM Dizzee World is an amusement park located on East Coast Road in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The park has 47 rides, including a log flume, a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster, and bumper cars.

    1.8 km · amusement park · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Mayajaal

    Mayajaal is an entertainment centre in Kanathur, Chennai, India. It is located on the East Coast Road and spread over an area of 30 acres.

    1.9 km · shopping mall in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Muttukadu boat house

    Muttukadu Boat House is a boating and water-sports facility on the East Coast Road at Muttukadu in Thiruporur taluk, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India. Situated on the Muttukadu backwaters near the Bay of Bengal, it is owned and operated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.

    3.5 km · Boat house on Muttukadu backwaters, Kanchipuram district, Tamilnadu, India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    SIPCOT IT Park

    SIPCOT IT Park is an IT park located in Siruseri in the city of Chennai, along the IT Corridor, Chengalpattu District, India. It was developed on 782.51 acres of land by SIPCOT, the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu, a fully government-owned institution.

    1.6 km · IT park in Chennai, India; largest in Asia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Egattur (Chengalpattu District)

Airports
Chennai (MAA), 18 km · Tirupati (TIR), 116 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 276 km
  • Tirupati → Egattur (Chengalpattu District)
    121 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · ₹950–1,190
  • Bengaluru → Egattur (Chengalpattu District)
    260 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · ₹1,920–2,400
  • Tiruchirappalli → Egattur (Chengalpattu District)
    249 km · quickest by road, 4h 16m · ₹1,710–2,140
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Egattur (Chengalpattu District)

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Egattur (Chengalpattu District). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundto Mamallapuram), your best bet is to negotiate a fare with an auto-rickshaw.
  • Get aroundWesterners have the tendency to overpay rickshaw drivers.

From Wikivoyage: Covelong, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    438 km
  2. 02
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    441 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    453 km
  4. 04
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    463 km
  5. 05
    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    492 km

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Next door to Egattur (Chengalpattu District)

Egattur (Chengalpattu District) is 29 km from Chennai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.