This is a list of areas and neighbourhoods in Chennai by region. The city is divided on the basis of composition into four major parts: North, Central, South and West. North Chennai is primarily an industrial area while some areas are residential. Central Chennai is the commercial heart of the city and the downtown area. South Chennai and West Chennai, previously predominantly residential areas are fast turning into commercial areas, hosting a large number of IT and financial companies alone the GST Road, OMR and NH 4.
Redhills
Kodungaiyur East
Kodungaiyur West
Madhavaram
Puzhal
Moolakadai
Kolathur
Parry's Corner
Royapuram
Villivakkam
Perambur
Korukkupet
Tiruvottiyur
Vyasarpadi
Manali
Tondiarpet
Vallalar Nagar
Ennore
Old Washermenpet
Kavangarai
New Washermenpet
Korukkupet
Mannadi
George Town
Seven Wells
Basin Bridge
Sowcarpet
Park Town
Periametu
Choolai
Veppery
Pattalam
Pulinanthope
M.K.B Nagar
Sharma Nagar
Selavoyal
Edapalayam
MAnjambakkam
Ponniammanmedu
Sembiam
T.V.K Nagar
I.C,F COlony north
Central
Padi
Korattur
Lakshmi puram
Ambattur north
Oragadam
Ayapakkam
Pattravakkam
Thirumullaivoyal north
Avadi north
Surapet
Ajax
Kathivakkam
Ernavur
WIMCO
Sathangadu
Rajakadai
Kadambakkam
Kathirvedu
Moolakothiram
Erukanchery
Basin Bridge
Broadway
Jamalia
Kallikuppam
Pattabiram
Kosapet
Alapakkam
Anna Nagar
Annanur
Agathiyar Nagar
Ambattur
Bhuvaneshwari Nagar
Chinmaya Nagar
C.M.D.A Colony
Defence Colony
Padi
Ayappakkam
Korattur
Mogappair East
Mogappair West
Arumbakkam
Avadi
Pudur
Maduravoyal
Koyambedu
Ashok Nagar
KK Nagar
KK Nagar West
KK Nagar East
Karambakkam
Vadapalani
Saligramam
Shakthi Nagar
Sri Iyyappa Nagar
Virugambakkam
Alwarthirunagar
Valasaravakkam
Virukambakkam
Thirunindravur
Thirumangalam
Thirumullaivayal
Thiruverkadu
Nandambakkam
Nerkundrum
Nesapakkam
Ramapuram
Mugalivakkam
Mangadu
M.G.R Nagar
M.G.R Garden
Pallavan Nagar
Porur
Poonamallee
Mowlivakkam
MMDA
South and East Chennai
Mylapore
Perungudi
Sholinganallur
Alandur
Adyar
Besant Nagar
Thiruvanmiyur
Saidapet
Guindy
Madipakkam
Nanganallur
Velachery
Pallikaranai
Keelkattalai
Kovilambakkam
Thoraipakkam
Neelankarai
Injambakkam
Chromepet
Pallavaram
Tambaram
perungalathur
palavanthangal
Peerkankaranai
Mudichur
Vandalur
Palavakkam
Varadharajapuram
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Suburban Chennai includes almost half of the places in the districts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur. Suburban Chennai is commonly called as Greater Chennai.
Pazhaverkadu
Ponneri
Athipattu
Sholavaram
Minjur
Red Hills
Ennore
Avadi
Pattabiram
Thirunindravur
Iyyappanthangal
Kattupakkam
Poonamallee
Thirumazhisai
Pallavaram
Pozhichalur
Anakaputhur
Pammal
Kundrathur
Mangadu
Chrompet
Keelkattalai
Chitlapakkam
Tambaram
Selaiyur
Madambakkam
Medavakkam
Sithalapakkam
Kovilambakkam
Nanmangalam
Suburbs along ECR and OMR of Chennai
Karapakkam
Kanathur
Muttukadu
Kelambakkam
Kovalam
Siruseri
Although technically not belonging to the Chennai Metropolitan area, many of these satellite towns are referred to as being within Chennai.
The State government will decide on the expansion of the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) before the end of this fiscal, R Vaithilingam, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, told the Assembly on Aug 25, 2011. In view of the fast-paced development taking place in areas beyond the present metropolitan area jurisdiction, like Sriperumbudur, Kelambakkam, Tiruvallur and Mahabalipuram, it had become necessary to review the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area that was notified in 1973-74, he said.
Gummidipoondi (NH 5)
Tiruvallur (NH 205)
Sriperumpudur (NH 4)
Mahabalipuram (ECR)
Chengalpattu (NH 45, GST Road)
Anna Salai (Mount Road)(NH-45)
Poonamallee High Road (NH-4)
Inner Ring Road (100 Feet road or Jawaharlal Nehru road)(SH-2)
Kamaraj Salai (Marina Beach road)
Cenotaph Road
North Usman Road
Arcot Road(SH-113)
Mount-Poonamallee Road(SH-55)
Nungambakkam High Road
Outer Ring Road
Peters Road
Sardar Patel Road
Smith Road
Whites Road
Velachery Main Road
Tambaram Mudichur road (SH-48)
East Coast Road(SH-49)
Rajiv Gandhi Salai(Old Mahabalipuram Road)(SH-49A)
Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road(NH-205)
Erukkancherry High Road (NH-5)
Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road) (NH-45)
GNT Road
200 feet Radial Road(state highway
