Selaiyur

Selaiyur
Neighborhood
Selaiyur is located in Chennai
Selaiyur
Selaiyur
Selaiyur is located in Tamil Nadu
Selaiyur
Selaiyur
Selaiyur is located in India
Selaiyur
Selaiyur
Coordinates: 12°56′N 80°08′E / 12.93°N 80.14°E / 12.93; 80.14
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Government
 • BodyCMDA
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600073
Vehicle registrationTN-11

Selaiyur is a suburb of Chennai, India, located on the Tambaram–Velachery Road in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It was once called Silaiyur.[1] Neighbouring areas include Tambaram, Madambakkam, Rajakilpakkam, Sembakkam, Chitlapakkam and Medavakkam.Once a part of Pallavaram Municipality,it was merged into Tambaram Municipal Corporation in 2021.[2]

The Indian Air Force has one of its bases here.

The nearest railway station is the Tambaram railway station and the Chennai airport is about 9 km away. Selaiyur has bus connectivity to all the main regions of the city. The East Tambaram bus terminus is about 3 km away and passengers can also board the buses in Camp Road Junction bus stop located in the neighbourhood.

Selaiyur tank

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Selaiyur has an ancient temple tank in its midst. This tank belonged to the nearby Perumal temple. It is said that a record written 400 years ago by Chola king Thribhuvana Chakravarthy Vijaykanda Gopalan states that the tank belonged to the Perumal temple.[3]

Transport

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Selaiyur is connected by MTC. The nearest railway station is 3 kilometres away at Tambaram. The nearest airport is Chennai International Airport at Meenambakkam. The main mode of transport and conveyance are buses and share-autos. The following buses ply towards Camp Road. Camp Road is the main junction in the locality where many banks like SBI, HDFC, AXIS are situated.

References

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  1. ^ Selaiyur - the Home of Idols
  2. ^ "Gazette notification on Tambaram Municipal Corporation". The Hindu. 5 November 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ Selaiyur - The Ancient Tank