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Red Hills, Chennai

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Country
  
India

Metro
  
Chennai

PIN
  
600052

Elevation
  
3 m

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
044

Area code
  
044

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Red Hills ("செங்குன்றம்") ("Sengundram") is one of the most densely populated towns in Tamil Nadu. It is situated in Chennai. this name was derived from the red hills (Semman Kuviyal) that was mostly present in this area in early stage.The celebration for god Angaala Parameshwari Amman in Padianallur Angaala Parameshwari Temple at the month of March and April also brings great fame to this town.

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Map of Redhills, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

And also the special business there is paddy and rice selling and buying.It gives a wide range of employment.These business are help to Tamil Nadu to fulfill there requirement especially Chennai city.Iyyappan temple in Redhills is famous among Hindus and the CSI church opposite to Iyyappan temple is one of the larger church in the surrounding area. Redhills Lake is named as Puzhal lake and it is a major water reservoir for the city.

Red Hills Lake

Puzhal aeri, or Puzhal lake, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Ponneri Taluk of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, South India. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake and Porur Lake.The full capacity of the lake is 3,300 million ft³ (93 million m³).

Banks in Redhills

  • Indian Bank
  • State Bank of India
  • Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank
  • Canara Bank
  • City Union Bank
  • HDFC Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • Axis Bank
  • Karur Vysya Bank
  • ICICI Bank
  • Vijaya Bank
  • IndusInd Bank
  • Repco Bank
  • Dena Bank
  • Kanchipuram Co operative Bank
  • State Bank of Pattiala
  • Theatres in Redhills

    There are number of theatres in Redhills such as Radha movie park (multiplex with 2 screens) A/C, Lakshmi Theatre A/C, Ambika Theatre, Nataraja Theatre.

    Marriage Halls in Redhills

  • Rice and paddy merchant association hall
  • Venkateshwara kalyana mandapam
  • Sivanaiyya kalyana mandapam
  • Kamarajar kalayana mandapam
  • JJ Paradise
  • Jothy Renuka kalayana mandapam
  • Transport facility

    A Redhills bus stand has buses to various parts of Chennai. It is easy to get connected to CMBT, Broadway, Poonamalle, Tambaram and Vandaloor Zoo through bus from Redhills. Many mofussil buses also pass through Redhills. In Phase II of metro Rail, Three lines covering a distance of 63 kilometres have been proposed in the second phase of the network. In that Line 4 is envisioned to be a 22 kilometre route with 8 stations from Moolakadai to Thirumangalam Junction. Stations are planned at: Moolakadai, Vinayagapuram/Teachers Colony, Surapet, Red Hills, Ambattur OT, Maduravoyil Junction, MMM Hospital and Thirumangalam Junction

    List of bus routes

    Legend: HF- High Frequency Route, NS - Night Service Route, LF - Low Frequency Route

    References

    Red Hills, Chennai Wikipedia