Guduvancheri

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Guduvancheri
Municipality
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Coordinates: 12°50′42″N 80°03′25″E / 12.84506°N 80.05707°E / 12.84506; 80.05707
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chengalpattu
Taluk	Vandalur
Metro	Chennai Metropolitan Area
official
• Language	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	Chengalpattu -603202
Vehicle registration	TN 21 (till 2013) TN 19 (from 2013)

Guduvancheri is a suburb located to the south of Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India.^[1] It has a railway station on the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network and is a municipality in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is also part of the Vandalur taluk and lies in the southern part of Chennai metropolitan area. It has a lake known as the Guduvancheri lake and Nandivaram lake. It serves as the connecting hub between Chennai and Chengalpattu. It also lies on the major highway connecting Chennai with Kanyakumari, the southernmost point of the state and the country.

Transportation

By Rail

• Guduvancheri is served by Guduvancheri railway station of Chennai suburban railway.

By Bus

• Guduvancheri is well connected with roads. The National Highway 45 passes through this place. Guduvancheri is served by Guduvancheri bus stand which connects Chennai by Chennai metropolitan Transport Service buses and also connects various parts of Tamil Nadu by TNSTC buses.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Guduvancheri's population was 46,575.^[2]

See also

• Potheri
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology
• Valliammai Engineering College
• Thailavaram
• Kattankulathur
• Urapakkam

References

External links

• Avadi Guduvanchery Rail line^{[dead link]}
• Guduvanchery Rail line project is urged