Ambattur

Ambattur (Tamil: அம்பத்தூர் Ampattūr [ ambʌt̪ ː u ː ɾ ] ) is a district of Chennai (Madras ), the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Ambattur is one of 15 zones ( zones ) of Chennai and comprises 15 districts ( wards ).

Ambattur is located in the west of Chennai, roughly 15 kilometers west of the city center. The Ambattur zone has an area of ​​38.5 square kilometers. In Ambattur are two smaller lakes, the Ambattur Lake and the Korattur lake. In the north, Ambattur also borders on the banks of the larger Puzhal Lake. Ambattur has good transport links: The National Highway 205, according to Tiruvallur, one of the arterial roads of Chennai, and the ring road, which the National Highways 5, 205 and 4 interconnects, as well as a line of Chennaier suburban train (Chennai Suburban Railway ) through Ambattur. There are also numerous bus links.

Originally an obscure village, Ambattur developed thanks to its good road and rail connections to Chennai from the 1960s into a major industrial center. In addition to the large-scale industry, numerous small and medium-sized enterprises have settled. The main industries are metal processing, the manufacture of bicycles and auto parts, textiles, machinery, rubber processing (eg car tires) and the chemical and electrical industry.

By 2011, Ambattur was an independent city (municipality ) with 478 134 inhabitants ( 2011 census ). The city was the capital of the district of Tiruvallur taluks Ambattur. The population development was quite a climb: Between 2001 and 2011 the population grew by 53.8 percent. In the meantime, Ambattur had become the sixth largest city of Tamil Nadu. The place was long since become a part of the agglomeration Chennai but factual. Due to the expansion of the city of Chennai, Ambattur was administratively incorporated in Chennai.