Kolavai Lake
Kolavai Lake is a lake adjoining the town of Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, India. The lake is located about 60 kilometres from Chennai, and is close to Paranur railway station and Chengalpattu Junction railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Chinglepet Lake”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chengalpattu Junction railway station and Paranur railway station.
Chengalpattu Junction railway station
Railway station
Chengalpattu Junction railway station is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway junction of the southern section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network situated in the town of Chengalpattu, 56 kilometres south-west of Chennai Beach. Chengalpattu Junction railway station is situated 1½ km southwest of Kolavai Lake.
Paranur railway station
Railway stop
Paranur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It is situated at a distance of 55 km south of Chennai Beach terminus and has an elevation of 42 m above sea level. Paranur railway station is situated 2½ km north of Kolavai Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paranur and Chengalpattu.
Paranur
Village
Photo: Simply CVR, CC BY 2.0.
Paranur is a village in India near the busy GST Road or National Highway 45. It has a railway station and few hundred houses, and is 44 km from Chennai International Airport in Tirusulam. Paranur is situated 2½ km north of Kolavai Lake.
Chengalpattu
Photo: satpoorani, CC BY 2.0.
Chengalpattu is a town near the banks of Palar River at the north coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Chengalpattu has developed as a touristic spot for many foreign travellers on their way to Mamallapuram, Thirukazhukundram, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and Kanchipuram, Karikili Bird Sanctuary.
Alapakkam
Suburb
Alapakkam is a census town in Chengalpattu district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The Alapakkam Census Town has population of 9,404 of which 4,702 are males while 4,702 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Alapakkam is situated 3 km south of Kolavai Lake.
Kolavai Lake
- Category: lake
- Location: Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.70618° or 12° 42′ 22″ northLongitude
79.98899° or 79° 59′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7J4XPX4Q+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 24161888OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q14948025
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Tamil—“Kolavai Lake” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “कोलवई झील”
- Panjabi: “ਕੋਲਵਈ ਝੀਲ”
- Tamil: “கொலவை ஏரி”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include தீர்க்க சுமங்கலி கல்யாண மண்டபபம் and Arulmigu Pidari Ponniyamman Koil.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kolavai Lake”. Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY 4.0.