Keelkattalai


Keelkattalai is a suburb of Chennai, India and is part of the Chennai metropolitan area. Formerly a part of Pallavaram Municipality, it was merged into Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021.

Statistics

Census of India, Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981.
YearPopulationMaleFemale
200117,4409,2438,197
201127,98114,02713,954

History

The name Keelkattalai is derived from the word கீழ் from கிழக்கு and கட்டளை and translates to "The village to the east", with respect to Pallavaram, a Pallava era settlement.
Initially, Keelkattalai was incorporated as a village panchayat and on 17 January 1970, it was merged with the Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Hasthinapuram Town Panchayat and Nemilichery Panchayat to form the Pallavaram municipality

Connectivity

Keelkattalai enjoys a well connected road network to major hubs in the city through two arterial roads connecting namely the Medavakkam Main Road and Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road. The area is served well by buses serviced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) to major locations inside the city. Despite having no railway connectivity, Keelkattalai is easily accessible from Pallavaram, St Thomas Mount and Velachery

Bus Routes

This list includes buses originating from Keelkattalai and the ones passing through Keelkattalai bus terminus.
RouteFromTo
M14NGO ColonyMedavakkam Jn
M18CKeelkattalaiT.Nagar
M1KeelkattalaiThiruvanmiyur
M45EKeelkattalaiAnna Square
18DKeelkattalaiBroadway
76Medavakkam Jn CMBT
S12KeelkattalaiVelachery
S74KeelkattalaiPallavaram Railway Station

Recreation

Attractions

Keelkattalai Lake is the main attraction.

Social Infrastructure

Schools

Hospitals

  • Grace Multispeciality Hospital
  • Vijayam Hospital
  • Divya Hospital

Government

Lok Sabha Representative

Keelkattalai is part of Chengalpattu constituency from 2019 Loksabha general election.

Pallavaram State Assembly Representative

Pallavaram (State Assembly Constituency)

Upcoming/Proposed infrastructure work

  • Three lane, Unidirectional flyover at the Medavakkam Main Road and Radial road intersection
  • Chennai Metro Rail station at Keelkattalai
  • Water supply improvement scheme in Pallavaram municipality
  • Underground sewerage network in the municipal limits
  • Widening of the Medavakkam main road.

Location in context

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