Purasawalkam
Purasawalkam also known as Purasaiwakkam or Purasai / Purasawakkam, is a residential shopping area in the district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: town in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Parsewakam”, “Purasavakam”, “Purasavakkam”, and “Pursavakam”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai and Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium.
Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai
College
The Government College of Fine Arts in Chennai is the oldest art institution in India. The institution was established in 1850 by surgeon Alexander Hunter as a private art school.
Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium
Stadium
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after M. Radhakrishna Pillai, it was the venue to the 1996 Men's Champions Trophy, and hosted the tournament again in December 2005.
Chennai Egmore railway station
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chennai Egmore, is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. Situated in the neighbourhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in the city; the other three are Dr. M.G.R. Chennai Central, Tambaram railway station and Chennai Beach railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doveton and Kosapet.
Doveton
Neighborhood
Doveton, is a neighbourhood in Purasawalkam and Vepery, and is a shopping district in Central Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the unofficial name of the neighbourhood in Purasawalkam.
Kosapet
Locality
Kosapet is a neighbourhood of Chennai. The name is a corruption of Kuyavar Pettai, and originated due to the concentration of potters and artisans in this area.
Choolai
Suburb
Choolai is a developed residential area in Central Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu.
Purasawalkam
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.08933° or 13° 5′ 22″ northLongitude
80.25503° or 80° 15′ 18″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7M5237Q4+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 290352313OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Purasawalkam” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “পুরসাইবক্কম”
- Dutch: “Purasawalkam”
- French: “Purasawalkam”
- Irish: “Purasawalkam”
- Italian: “Purasawalkam”
- Japanese: “プラサワルカム”
- Tamil: “புரசைவாக்கம்”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Narayanaa Hospital and Chennai Corporation Hospital.
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