Sadras

Sadras is a fortress town located on 's in , 70 km south of in Tamil Nadu state. Sadras is the anglicised form of the ancient town of Sadurangapattinam.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: fortress town in South India
  • Also known as: “Sadurangapattinam” and “Sandras”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Madras Atomic Power Station and Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.

Power station
Photo: IAEA Imagebank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
located at about 80 kilometres south of , , is a comprehensive nuclear power production, fuel reprocessing, and waste treatment facility that includes plutonium fuel fabrication for fast breeder reactors. is situated 4 km north of Sadras.

Electrical generator
The is a 500 MWe sodium-cooled, fast breeder reactor that is being constructed at the same site as the in Kokkilamedu, near , in state, . is situated 3½ km northeast of Sadras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalpakkam and Pudupattinam.

Photo: Logicwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a township in the of , . The township's two main employers are the Department of Atomic Energy and Madras Atomic Power Station.

Suburb
is a census town in in the state of . It is famous for being located on the southern end of the township at while Sadras is situated at the northern end. is situated 3 km south of Sadras.

Sadras

Latitude
12.52465° or 12° 31′ 29″ north
Longitude
80.16089° or 80° 9′ 39″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7M42G5F6+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 353360784
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1257868
Wiki­data ID
Q4992182
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Satellite Map

Discover Sadras from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Sadras” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “চতুরঙ্গপত্তনম”
  • Dutch: “Sadras”
  • German: “Sadras”
  • Hindi: “सदरास”
  • Hindi: “सद्रस”
  • Japanese: “サドラス”
  • Tamil: “சதுரங்கபட்டினம்”
  • Tamil: “சதுரங்கப்பட்டினம்”
  • Tamil: “சத்ராஸ்”
  • Telugu: “సద్రస్”
  • Urdu: “صدرس”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Solaikuppam and Pudupattanam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sadras Police Station and Dutch Cemetery.

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