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Puzhuthivakkam
Neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Puzhuthivakkam

Puzhuthivakkam, commonly known as Ullagaram or Ullagaram–Puzhuthivakkam, is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.

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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.

How locals move

Getting around Puzhuthivakkam the local way

  • 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.
  • Get aroundShare autos have emerged as an alternative mode of transport in Chennai.
  • Get aroundAnother four-wheeler, Magic (manufactured by Tata), has started running in and around the city, which operates similarly to share autos and meter taxis.
  • Get aroundA Chennai-based event management company, Chennai Event Management Services, has been having auto-rickshaw rallies from Chennai to Mumbai, or Kanyakumari, etc., and has developed a great fan following for them.

From Wikivoyage: Chennai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Mageshwar98 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.