Cheyyur taluk is a taluk of Chengalpattu district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Cheyyur.
Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Cheyyur had a population of 203,719 with 102,128 males and 101,591 females. There were 995 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 66.68%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 9,587 Males and 9,070 Females.
Administration The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Cheyyur. Pin Code is 603302.
Location Chennai International Airport and Chengalpattu Junction Railway Station serve this area. Visitors can access Cheyyur from Madurakantam, which can be reached by road either from Chennai or Chengalpattu. Private taxis and regular buses are available from Madurakantam to Cheyyur and 7 km from ECR(Ellai amman Kovil-Nainarkuppam), Cheyyur is located 65.7 km distance from its District Main City Kanchipuram Cheyyur.
History Cheyyur, near chennai is a quaint town situated 29 km from Madurantakam, at Chengalpattu in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. This tiny hamlet was earlier called Jayamkonda-Cholapuram, Seyyur and Belapuri. In the early days, this area was a dense forest and kept as a reserve for the Chola kings to hunt.
An ancient temple called Cheyyur Shiva Temple, 800 years old, constructed during the reign of the Chola kings, is the major attraction. Near the Shiva Temple is another shrine dedicated to Muruga as an infant. In Tamil 'Sei' denotes 'infant' and the name of the village (Seyyur, later Cheyyur) is derived from this fact.
This taluk was earlier, a part of the Kanchipuram district until the district was bifurcated and a new Chengalpattu district was created.
List of places in Cheyyur Taluk
Adayalacheri Agaram Akkinambattu Alambari Amanthankaranai Ammanambakkam Ammanur Anaikattu Andarkuppam Arappedu Arasur Arkadu Atchivilagam Attupattukottapanjai Ayakkunnam Cheyyur Chinnavelikkadu Chittarkadu Chunampet Gangadevankuppam Gurumpirai Illeedu ( main place ) in chunampet Indalur Iraniyasitti Irumbali Isur Kadalur Kadapperi Kadugapattu Kadapakkam Kadukalur Kalkulam Kanattur Kannimangalam karukkamalai Karuppur Kayapakkam Kazhiyur Kesavarajanpettai Kilacheri Kilarkollai Kilmaruvathur Kodapattanam Kodur Kokkaranthangal Kottaikkadu Kulattur Kuvathur Lathur Madavilagam Madayambakkam Makundagiri Malarajakuppam Mambakkam Manapakkam Manikkakuppam Maruderi Melmaruvathur Mudhaliyarkuppam Mugaiyur Murukkanthangal NainarKuppam Nedumaram Nelvoy Nelvoypalayam Nemandam Nerkunam Nerkurapattu Nilamangalam Ottivilagam Odhiyur Pachambakkam Pakkaranai Pakkur Pakkuvancheri Palur Panayadivakkam Paramankeni Parameswaramangalam Parasanallur Parukkai Pavanjur Perambakkam Periyakilakadi Periyavelikkadu Perukkaranai Periyakattupakkam Perumalcheri Perumbakkam Perunthuravu Poigainallur Polambakkam Pondur Ponkunran Poongunam Pooriampakkam Porur Puduppattu Puliyani Punnamai Pupupatti Puraiyur Puranjeri Puttirankottai Sattamangalam Satyamangalam Sembur Sengattur Sevur Sikkinamkuppam Sirukalathur Sirukalathur Sirumayilur Sirunagar Siruvalambakkam Siruvankundram Sittamur Sivadi Sothupakkam Tandalam Thondamanallur Tattampattu Thenpakkam Thandarai Thenpattinam Tiruppurakkovil Tiruvadur Tuduvakanbattu Uludamangalam Vadakkuvayalur Vadappatanam Vanniyanallur Vayalur Vedal Vellankondagaram Velur Vembanur Venmelaguram Veppancheri Vettaikarankuppam Vettamperumbakkam Vilambattu Vilambur Villangadu Virabhogam
Economic activity MARG Swarnabhoomi-new chennai, an integrated township, with two special economic zones is located in the Cheyyur Taluk. The Government of India has proposed to develop a 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) at Cheyyur .
References
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