Velachery taluk

12°58′33″N 80°13′14″E / 12.9758°N 80.2205°E / 12.9758; 80.2205 Velachery taluk is a taluk of the city district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formed in December 2013 from parts of the erstwhile Mambalam-Guindy and Mylapore-Triplicane taluks.[1] It comprises the neighbourhoods of Besant Nagar, Tharamani, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.

  • Mambalam-Guindy taluk
  1. Besant Nagar Firka: Kalikundram, Pallipattu, Urur
  2. Thiruvanmiyur Firka: Thiruvanmiyur
  3. Tharamani Firka: Kaanagam, Tharamani, Velachery (Part 2) [Mylapore-Triplicane taluk]
  • Mylapore-Triplicane taluk
  1. Velachery Firka: Velachery (Part 2)

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  1. ^ Julie Mariappan (21 December 2013). "Chennai now has 10 taluks, as govt gets close to you". The Times of India.