Alandur

Alandur (Tamil: ஆலந்தூர் Alantur [a ː lʌn̪d̪u ː r] ) is a district of Chennai (Madras ), the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Alandur is one of 15 zones ( zones ) of Chennai and includes twelve districts ( wards ).

Alandur is about twelve miles from the city center in the south west of Chennai. Alandur is an important transportation hub: At the motorway junction Kathi Para Junction to Chennai's main road, Anna Salai (Mount Road), the inner ring road Jawaharlal Nehru Road, the main road to Poonamallee (Mount - Poonamallee High Road ) and the National Highway 45 ( Grand Southern Trunk Road ) intersect which connects Chennai with the rest of Tamil Nadu. By Chennaier suburban train (Chennai Suburban Railway) and numerous city bus is connected to the city center Alandur. To Alandur zone also includes the district Meenambakkam with the Chennai airport. Within the zone Alandur is an enclave of the garrison St. Thomas Mount -cum- Pallavaram with Mount St. Thomas Mount, on which the Christian tradition according to the Apostle Thomas is said to have suffered martyrdom.

By 2011, Alandur was an independent city (municipality ) with an area of ​​19.5 square kilometers and a population of 164 162 ( 2011 census ). The city was the capital of the Alandur taluks in the district Kanchipuram. The place was, however, long since grown together with Chennai and become a part of the agglomeration of Chennai. Due to the expansion of the city of Chennai, Alandur was administratively incorporated in Chennai. The former municipality of Alandur, together with the also incorporated towns Meenambakkam, Manapakkam, Nandampakkam and Mugalivakkam the zone Alandur.