Kundrathur
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Kundrathur is a western suburb of Chennai, India, located in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and the headquarters of Kundrathur taluk in Kanchipuram District. It is the birthplace of Sekkizhar, a well-known poet-saint who authored the Periyapuranam.
Key facts
- Settlement.nickname
- Temple city
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb of Chennai
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kundratur2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A view of the temple mandap at foot hill along with steps
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- India Chennai #Tamil Nadu #India
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- Location in Chennai, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Taluk
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kundrathur
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kancheepuram
- Settlement.governing_body
- Kundrathur Municipality
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 42
- Settlement.population_total
- 104238
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- suburb
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kanchipuram district
- Area
- 9
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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- postal code
- 600069
- Commons category
- Kunrathur
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- History
- Demographics
- Politics
- Places of worship
- Education
- Neighbourhood newspapers
- Notable people
- References
- Further reading
Kundrathur is a western suburb of Chennai, India, located in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and the headquarters of Kundrathur taluk in Kanchipuram District. It is the birthplace of Sekkizhar, a well-known poet-saint who authored the Periyapuranam.
Gerugampakkam, Irandam Kattalai, Kolapakkam, Kolachery, Kovur, Pazhanthandalam, Periyapanicheri, Sirukalathur, Thandalam, Tharapakkam and Tirumuddivakkam village panchayats are annexed to Kundrathur Municipality
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