Kolathur[2] is a neighborhood located in the northwestern region of Chennai,[3] in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kolathur | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 13°07′26.4″N 80°12′43.6″E / 13.124000°N 80.212111°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 110,474 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600099 |
| Telephone Code | +9144 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 05 yy xxxx |
| Neighborhoods | korattur, Villivakkam, Perambur, Surapet, Madhavaram, Retteri, Ayanavaram, Anna Nagar, Sembium, Agaram, Periyar Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar, Peravallur. |
| Municipal body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Zone & Ward | 6 & 64 |
| LS | Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| VS | Kolathur (state assembly constituency) |
| MP | Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy |
| MLA | M. K. Stalin[1] (Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) |
| Website | https://chennaicorporation.gov.in |
Demographics
editAs per Census of India 2011, the total population of Kolathur, Chennai was 1,10,474. Out of this, the male population contributed 55,689 whereas the female population was 54,785. Out of this, 15,214 (males: 7,695 and females: 7,519) were Scheduled Castes and 552 (males: 289 and females: 263) were Scheduled Tribes. The population of children below 6 years of age was 11,760 (males: 6,091 and females: 5,669). Literates of Kolathur constitute 92,248, out of which males were 47,663 and females were 44,585.[4]
Education
editSchools
editSome of the important schools in Kolathur are Everwin Vidhyashram,[5] Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Government Higher Secondary School and Everwin Matriculation Higher Secondary School.,[6] Smt. Durgadevi Choudary Vivekananda Vidyalaya and Godson Public school (surapet main road) is another famous school.[7][8]
College
editThere is an Arts and Science College viz., Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College,[9] soka ikeda Arts & science college for Women and Annai voilet arts and science college
Political notability
editKolathur Assembly constituency,[10] in Chennai is a newly formed assembly constituency.[11] Kolathur lies in the Ward number 64 (old number 62) of the Greater Chennai Corporation.[12]
Kolathur comes under the zone VI (six) of Chennai Corporation viz. Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar Zone.[13][14]
This neighborhood comes under Kolathur (state assembly constituency).[15] Kolathur (state assembly constituency) is one of the six Assembly Constituencies that constitute Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency.[16]
Places of worship
edit- Shri Somanatha Swamy Temple.[17]
- Shri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple, Kolathur.[18]
Geolocation
editReferences
edit- ^ The Hindu Bureau (10 October 2023). "Chennai Corporation Commissioner inspects T.N. CM's Assembly constituency Kolathur". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Online Desk (29 November 2023). "Chennai rain: Kolathur, Ambattur receive highest rainfall from 6 pm to 7 pm". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Chennai battered, takes cover from menacing Cyclone Michaung". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1091/download/3378/DH_2011_3302_PART_B_DCHB_CHENNAI.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Kolathur_cbse".
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Class 11 admissions 2020: BCom still top choice of students - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.jaigopalgarodia.org/jgvvsvn/contactus.php [bare URL]
- ^ "Chennai: Students enter school in red zone to buy books". The Times of India. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Special Correspondent (2 November 2021). "CM inaugurates arts college at Kolathur". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Interesting battle puts Kolathur in limelight - The Hindu". The Hindu. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Clash of titans at Kolathur: Stalin vs Duraiswam - The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg (3179×4493)". Greater Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Local Bodies". National Informatics Center. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg (3179x4493)". Greater Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "tamil-nadu constituency-detail". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ https://chanakyya.com/Parliament-Details/Chennai_North [bare URL]
- ^ "Arulmigu Somanatha Swamy Temple, Kolthur, Chennai - 600099, Chennai District [TM000095]". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Arulmigu Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple, Kolathur, Chennai - 600099, Chennai District [TM001205].,lakshmi narayana perumal". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
Further reading
edit- Prabhakar, Siddharth (24 October 2020). "How to kill a lake". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2020.