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Coordinates: 12°54′51″N 80°13′46″E / 12.91417°N 80.22938°ECoordinates: 12°54′51″N 80°13′46″E / 12.91417°N 80.22938°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Kanchipuram |
Metro | Chennai |
Population | |
• Total | 5,476 (from voter list) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 600097 |
Telephone code | 044 |
Vehicle registration | TN-07 and TN-22 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai South |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sholinganallur |
Karapakkam (Tamil: காரப்பாக்கம்) is a village in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. The village is one of the stops on the Old Mahabalipuram Road, or commonly referred to as OMR.
Karapakkam, which is a part of the Greater Chennai (pop: 4500 approx.) is home to a number of BPO, IT/ITES companies and other IT/ITES companies such as Mahindra Satyam, Scope International, Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture India, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Photon Infotech and Infosys are situated along the Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR)
Riverside Mall is also planned to be constructed here by MARG Infrastructure. McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Hot Chips, Dhaaba, Andhra Mess, Locaccia, Baskin Robbins, Pizza Corner, Cakes and Bakes, Fortune Hotel, and Nallas Restaurant are located along this stretch of road.
Aravinth Theater is the Place of Joy to every boys and girls residing there. In weekend we can see N number of boys and girls, standing in queue. It is the sathyam theater of people residing there.
It has a Panchayat Elementary school and a govt. high school. Annai Fathima Home for the Aged and Tsunami victims is also located in Karapakkam.
It is 10 km from Thiruvanmiyur. Arulmigu Throwbathi Amman, Arulmigu Gangai Amman, Arulmigu Vendavarasi Amman, and Arulmigu Kali Amman temples, Masjidul Anwaar are some of the places of worship there.
Thangavelu Engineering college and KCG College of Technology are located there.
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