Chepauk

This article is about the locality. For the popular international Cricket Stadium, see M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Chepauk
—  neighbourhood  —
Chepauk Location of Chepauk in Chennai and India
Coordinates	13°03′42″N 80°16′49″E / 13.0617°N 80.2804°E / 13.0617; 80.2804Coordinates: 13°03′42″N 80°16′49″E / 13.0617°N 80.2804°E / 13.0617; 80.2804
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Chennai District
Planning Agency	CMDA
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Website	Chennai District website

Chepauk (Tamil: சேப்பாக்கம்) is a locality in Chennai (Madras), in India. The name Chepauk is popularly used to refer to the M. A. Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium also known as Chepauk Stadium. It is also home to the Chepauk palace, built in the Indo-Saracenic style. The University of Madras campus is yet another prominent landmark of Chepauk. The Central Research laboratory is located here.It is believed that the name "Chepauk" itself might have been derived from the Urdu word "Che Bagh" meaning "Six gardens".

The famous University of Madras is located at this place.

The Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex is coming up at Omandurar Government Estate which is also situated on the periphery of Chepauk.

The Chennai MRTS rail system passes through, and has a station at Chepauk.

Chepauk MRTS station as viewed from victoria hostel road

Location in Context

Politics

Chepauk assembly constituency is part of Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

References

1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 

Chepauk
Next station north: Chintadripet	Chennai suburban railway : MRTS		Next station south: Tiruvallikeni
	Stop Number:5	KM from starting:5.10