Vandalur Reserve Forest
Vandalur Reserve Forest is a protected area located in the suburb of Vandalur to the southwestern part of Chennai, 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Arignar Anna Zoological Park and Perungalathur railway station.
Arignar Anna Zoological Park
Zoo
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Arignar Anna Zoological Park also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is a zoological garden in Chennai, India. It is located at Vandalur in the south western part of the city, about 32 km from the city center.
Perungalathur railway station
Railway station
Perungalathur railway station 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–Chengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network serving the neighbourhoods of Perungalathur and Peerkankaranai in southern Chennai.
Vandalur railway station
Railway station
Vandalur railway station 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–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vandalur and Urapakkam.
Vandalur
Town
Vandalur is a suburb of the city of Chennai and a taluk in Chengalpattu district. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park is situated in the locality. The area is served by Vandalur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway network.
Urapakkam
Suburb
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Urapakkam is a southern suburb of Chennai and a panchayat in Chengalpattu district. As per the 2011 census, Urapakkam had a population of 29,122 individuals.
Mannivakkam
Suburb
Mannivakkam is a town near Chennai Metropolitan City in the Indian state of Tamil-Nadu India. Mannivakkam lies between Vandalur and Mudichur, 7.5 kilometers from Tambaram and 2 kilometers from Vandalur.
Vandalur Reserve Forest
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area of Tamil Nadu
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Tambaram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.8953° or 12° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
80.0966° or 80° 5′ 48″ eastOpen location code
7M42V3WW+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 28520169OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q16902532
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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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