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Neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Semmencherry

Semmencherry is a neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

The place

Semmencherry is a neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated in Chennai district, located south of the city about 30 km from the city centre, along the Old Mahabalipuram Road a.k.a. Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Semmencherry is located between Sholinganallur and Navalur. The suburb has experienced rapid development with the advent of IT companies along the Old Mahabalipuram Road.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Semmencherry

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.

    3.5 km · Research and education institute in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Indian Maritime University

    The Indian Maritime University, abbreviated as IMU, is a public central university directly under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in India. IMU is the national institution for maritime education, commercial shipping, marine engineering, and maritime administration.

    1.8 km · The Indian Maritime University (IMU) is a Central University, that was established by an Act of the Indian Parliament namely the Indian Maritime University Act 2008, on 14 November 2008. · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Kohinoor Asiana Hotel

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

    500 m · building in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Odisha University of Technology and Research

    Odisha University of Technology and Research, formerly College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, is a public unitary technical university under the state government of Odisha located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. It was established in 1981, by Government of Orissa, as a constituent college of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology.

    3.7 km · state public university in Khordha, Odisha, 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.

    2.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Sathyabama University

    Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College and Sathyabama University, is a private, research, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in the year 1987 by industrialist Jeppiaar Jesuadimai, it is a Christian minority educational institution with its patron as Saint Anthony.

    1.6 km · private university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    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.

    1.5 km · private deemed university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 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
    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.

    3.9 km · IT park in Chennai, India; largest in Asia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    The Marina Mall, Chennai

    The Marina Mall Chennai is a shopping centre located in OMR Egattur in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the largest shopping mall in the area.

    2.6 km · Shopping Mall located in OMR, Chennai, India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Semmencherry

Airports
Chennai (MAA), 16 km · Tirupati (TIR), 114 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 276 km
  • Tirupati → Semmencherry
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • Bengaluru → Semmencherry
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • Tiruchirappalli → Semmencherry
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Semmencherry

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 Semmencherry. 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

    440 km
  2. 02
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    443 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    455 km
  4. 04
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    465 km
  5. 05
    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    490 km

If you know how people move in Semmencherry – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Semmencherry

Semmencherry is 26 km from Chennai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • SiruseriVillage in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India3.9 km
  • NavalurVillage in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India3.9 km
  • Bollineni Hillsidehuman settlement in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India3.5 km
  • EgatturNeighbourhood in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India2.8 km
  • Hiranandani Upscale Schoolschool in Kanchipuram district, India2.2 km
  • ThalamburVillage in Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India2.3 km