Purasawalkam
Purasawalkam, also known as Purasaiwakkam or Purasai / Purasawakkam, is a residential shopping area in the district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Purasawalkam, also known as Purasaiwakkam or Purasai / Purasawakkam, is a residential shopping area in the district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Worth seeing in and around Purasawalkam
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.
- 01Fort St. George
Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India.
3.7 km · fort in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 02Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The stadium is located at Sydenhams road in Park Town, besides the Chennai Central suburban railway station.
2 km · Multipurpose stadium in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 03Madras Observatory
The Madras Observatory was an astronomical observatory which had its origins in a private observatory set up by William Petrie in 1786 and later moved and managed by the British East India Company from 1792 in Madras. The main purpose for establishing it was to assist in navigation and mapping by recording the latitude and maintaining time standards.
2.6 km · observatory · Wikipedia - 04Government Museum, Chennai
The Government Museum, Chennai, or the Madras Museum, is a museum of human history and culture located in the Government Museum Complex in the neighbourhood of Egmore in Chennai, India. Started in 1851, it is the second oldest museum in India after the Indian Museum in Kolkata.
2.2 km · museum of human history and culture in India · Wikipedia - 05Thousand Lights Mosque
The Thousand Lights Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque in Anna Salai in Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship and azadari for Shia Muslims.
3.9 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 06Ripon Building
The Ripon Building is the seat and headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is an example of neoclassical architecture, a combination of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
2.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 07Pachaiyappa's College
Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In addition, it is the first sole Indian college in Madras Presidency.
3 km · college in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 08Armenian Church, Chennai
Saint Mary Church of Chennai, constructed in 1712 and reconstructed in 1772, is one of the oldest churches of the Indian subcontinent, located in Chennai. It is famous for its belfry of six.
3.6 km · Armenian church in India · Wikipedia - 09St. Mary's Church, Chennai
C.S.I. St. Mary's Church is the Anglican church located at Fort St George in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is the oldest British building in India.
3.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 10Triplicane Big Mosque
The Triplicane Big Mosque, also known as the Wallajah Mosque, is a mosque and dargah complex, located on Triplicane High Road, in the Triplicane neighbourhood of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. Constructed in the Mughal style, the mosque was completed in 1795 by the family of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, the Nawab of Arcot.
3.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Purasawalkam
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 14 km · Tirupati (TIR), 98 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 276 km
- Stations
- Chennai Port, 3.9 km · Chennai Egmore railway station, 1.5 km · Nungambakkam railway station, 3.6 km · Anna Nagar East metro station, 3.8 km · Chetput railway station, 2.1 km
- Tirupati → Purasawalkam109 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · ₹870–1,090
- Bengaluru → Purasawalkam289 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · ₹2,110–2,640
- Tiruchirappalli → Purasawalkam304 km · quickest by road, 5h 16m · ₹2,110–2,640
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Purasawalkam
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 Purasawalkam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
- Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
- Get aroundThe fares of Chennai auto-rickshaws have been an enormous political topic for many years and have contributed to the perception that the city's auto-rickshaw drivers never use meters and continually fleece passengers.
- Get aroundHowever, despite the reputation, trips by auto rickshaw actually are quick, but rarely based on the metered price.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaw meters are being outfitted with GPS and electronic digital receipt printers.
From Wikivoyage: Chennai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Purasawalkam
Purasawalkam is 3 km from Chennai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chennaicity and state capital of Tamil Nadu, India2.4 km
- Chennai districtdistrict of Tamil Nadu, India1.8 km
- Chennai metropolitan areaMetropolitan planning area of capital Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India1.8 km
- Anna Nagarneighbourhood in Chennai, India4 km
- Chennai Suburban Railwaycommuter rail system in the city of Chennai, India2.3 km
- Chetpetneighborhood in Chennai2.3 km