Kadaperi is a geographical region in West Tambaram, Chennai, India. The name comes from Kada meaning door or gateway in Kannada/Tamil and eri meaning lake, hence Gateway Lake to Chennai. With a population of around 2000 people, Kadaperi is close to the Madras Export Processing Zone, which is the first Special Economic Zone in Chennai. Pachai Malai grassland and lakes are present in the area.
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Map of Kadaperi, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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Tambaram Sanatorium Railway station, a bus station and an Air Force station are close by. It is just 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the Tambaram Bus Stand and Railway Station where Baju bhai lived. Kadaperi is a junction for most of the buses from the city to the rest of Tamil Nadu.
History
Venkataesa pillai was the first to settle down in kadaperi in the early 1900s.Kadaperi was initially an agricultural land.venkataesa pillai was the first zamindar of kadapri. A vinayagar temple situated in kadaperi is said to be built by the pallavas.