Vandalur Reserve Forest

Vandalur Reserve Forest is a protected area located in the suburb of to the southwestern part of , about 30 km from the city centre. It is bordered by the Grand Southern Trunk Road in the west and Suddhanandha Bharathi Street on the northern and the eastern sides and is intersected by the Vandalur–Kelambakkam Road on the southern side.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Arignar Anna Zoological Park and Perungalathur railway station.

Zoo
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also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is a zoological garden in , India. It is located at in the south western part of the city, about 32 km from the city center.

Railway station
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is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach– section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network serving the neighbourhoods of Perungalathur and Peerkankaranai in southern .

Railway station
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY 4.0.
is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach– section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tambaram and Vandalur.

Photo: Simply CVR, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in Chennai metropolitan area, of , . The city is governed by City Municipal Corporation.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of and a taluk in . The is situated in the locality. The area is served by of the Chennai Suburban Railway network.

Suburb
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is a southern suburb of and a panchayat in . As per the 2011 census, had a population of 29,122 individuals.

Vandalur Reserve Forest

Latitude
12.8952° or 12° 53′ 43″ north
Longitude
80.0966° or 80° 5′ 48″ east
Open location code
7M42V3WW+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28520169
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Wiki­data ID
Q16902532
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Satellite Map

Discover Vandalur Reserve Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Malayalam to Tamil—“Vandalur Reserve Forest” goes by many names.
  • Malayalam: “വണ്ടലൂർ സംരക്ഷിത വനം”
  • Panjabi: “ਵੈਂਡਲੁਰ ਰਾਖਵਾਂ ਜੰਗਲ”
  • Tamil: “வண்டலூர் காப்புக் காடுகள்”

Localities in the Area

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