Arakkonam
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Vinony files it under Cities and towns in Ranipet district and Suburbs of Chennai.
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Place details
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 79,080
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Arakkonam
- Settlement.other_name
- Arunthamizhkundram
- Settlement.nickname
- A-Town
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb of Chennai
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Arakkonam
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Suburban
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chennai Metropolitan Area
- Settlement.government_type
- First Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Arakkonam Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9.06
- Settlement.population_total
- 78,395
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.arakkonam.info
- Dialing code
- 4177
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- postal code
- 631001
- Commons category
- Arakkonam
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Administration
- Infrastructure
- Demographics
- Politics
- References
Arakkonam () is a railway town in the Ranipet district, state of Tamil Nadu. Included within the Chennai Metropolitan Area since 2022, Arakkonam is a major suburb of the state capital city Chennai, with a population of 78,395 per the census 2011. It is about from the district headquarters Ranipet, and about from Chennai.
Arakkonam is one of the hottest towns in India, where the temperature can exceed 43 °C (110 °F) for several peak days in summer it is famous for temples this city is developing day by day and it is one of the best city in Ranipet District The name 'Arakkonam' was derived from the word "Arunthamizhkundram" also later called "Aarukonam", meaning 'hexagon' which connects six important places around.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arakkonam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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