Velachery taluk
12°58′33″N 80°13′14″E / 12.9758°N 80.2205°E / 12.9758; 80.2205 Velachery taluk is a taluk of the city district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formed in December 2013 from parts of the erstwhile Mambalam-Guindy and Mylapore-Triplicane taluks.[1] It comprises the neighbourhoods of Besant Nagar, Tharamani, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.
- Mambalam-Guindy taluk
- Besant Nagar Firka: Kalikundram, Pallipattu, Urur
- Thiruvanmiyur Firka: Thiruvanmiyur
- Tharamani Firka: Kaanagam, Tharamani, Velachery (Part 2) [Mylapore-Triplicane taluk]
- Mylapore-Triplicane taluk
- Velachery Firka: Velachery (Part 2)
References
General
- Taluks of Chennai district
Specific
- ^ Julie Mariappan (21 December 2013). "Chennai now has 10 taluks, as govt gets close to you". The Times of India.
