Puzhuthivakkam
Puzhuthivakkam, commonly known as Ullagaram or Ullagaram–Puzhuthivakkam, is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.
Puzhuthivakkam, commonly known as Ullagaram or Ullagaram–Puzhuthivakkam, is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. Puzhuthivakkam loosely translates to dust neighborhood. The neighbourhood is part of the Greater Chennai Corporation, following Chennai's expansion into Kanchipuram district. Puzhuthivakkam is located between the neighborhoods of Madipakkam, Adambakkam, Velachery, Pallikaranai, and Nanganallur. Puzhuthivakkam was initially developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The neighborhood is served by Puzhuthivakkam railway station and buses that ply on the Inner Ring Road. As of 2011, the town had a population of 53,322.
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Worth seeing in and around Puzhuthivakkam
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.
- 01Kathipara Junction
Kathiparai Junction is a major road junction in the Indian city of Chennai, capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated at the Alandur area, between the intersection of the Grand Southern Trunk Road, Inner Ring Road, Anna Salai and Mount-Poonamallee Road.
3.7 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 02Le Royal Meridien, Chennai
Le Royal Méridien Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel in Chennai, India. Initially built as Madras Hilton at an investment of ₹ 1,650 million, the hotel was, however, opened as Le Royal Meridien Chennai in 2000.
3.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 03Westin Chennai
The Westin Chennai Velachery is a 10-storied five-star hotel in Chennai, India. Located on Velachery Main Road in Velachery, a southern suburb of Chennai, it is the sixth Westin hotel in India.
2.4 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 04Trident, Chennai
Trident, Chennai is a five-star hotel located on GST Road at Meenambakkam, Chennai, India, directly across GST Road from the Chennai International Airport, about 20 minutes from the Chennai city centre. Managed by the Oberoi Group of Hotels, the hotel is built on 5 acres of land and is the first airport hotel of the city.
2.8 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 05Anjaneya Temple, Nanganallur
The Anjaneya Temple at Nanganallur, Chennai is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Hanuman. The principal idol of Hanuman is 32-feet tall and sculpted from a single piece of granite, which the second tallest Hanuman after Panchavatee near Puducherry.
1.6 km · Hindu temple · Wikipedia - 06Officers Training Academy
The Officers Training Academy is a training establishment of the Indian Army that trains officers for the Short Service Commission. The 49-week course at the OTA prepares graduates for all branches of the Army, except for the Army Medical Corps.
3.3 km · Premiere Training Institute for Short Service Commissioned Officers · Wikipedia - 07Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai
Radisson Blu is a five-star hotel in Chennai, India. It is located on GST Road at Meenambakkam.
2.8 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 08Chemplast Cricket Ground
The Chemplast Cricket Ground or Indian Institute of Technology Chemplast Ground is a cricket ground within the IIT Madras campus, in Velachery, Chennai. The ground is an important cricket venue in Chennai, and used for practice sessions by the Indian national cricket team.
3 km · Cricket ground on the campus of IIT Madras · Wikipedia - 09Phoenix Marketcity Chennai
Phoenix Marketcity is a shopping mall developed by Phoenix Mills Limited located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was opened in January 2013 and is the 2nd largest mall in the city.
1.9 km · shopping mall in Chennai · Wikipedia - 10Guru Nanak College, Chennai
Guru Nanak College Ground is a cricket ground located in the Guru Nanak College premises in Velachery, Chennai. It is named after the Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism when the college was established in 1971 on the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
2.8 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia
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Getting to Puzhuthivakkam
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 4 km · Tirupati (TIR), 102 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 271 km
- Stations
- Guindy railway station, 3.9 km · St. Thomas Mount railway station, 2.3 km · Meenambakkam railway station, 3.2 km · Meenambakkam metro station, 3.2 km · Nanganallur Road metro station, 3 km
- Tirupati → Puzhuthivakkam113 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · ₹960–1,200
- Bengaluru → Puzhuthivakkam283 km · quickest by road, 5h 9m · ₹2,110–2,640
- Tiruchirappalli → Puzhuthivakkam290 km · quickest by road, 5h 14m · ₹2,030–2,540
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No local-transport research exists yet for Puzhuthivakkam
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 Puzhuthivakkam. 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 Puzhuthivakkam
Puzhuthivakkam is 14 km from Ambattur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- MeenambakkamNeighborhood in Chennai3.2 km
- Madipakkamsuburb of Chennai1.2 km
- St. Thomas Mounthillock and neighbourhood located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India3.3 km
- MoovarasampettaiVillage in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India1.7 km
- St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaramhuman settlement2.5 km
- Velacheryneighborhood in Chennai metro area2 km