Tiruverkadu


Thiruverkadu is a western suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It comes under Thiruvallur district administration. It is famous for its Devi Karumariamman Temple. There is also Vedapureeswarar Temple in Thiruverkadu, where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi are seen in their wedding pose inside the sanctum sanctorum. As of 2011, the town had a population of 62,289.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Tiruverkadu had a population of 62,824 with a sex-ratio of 977 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 7,189 were under the age of six, constituting 3,617 males and 3,572 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 22.86% and.37% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 74.35%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 15863 households. There were a total of 25,245 workers, comprising 138 cultivators, 210 main agricultural labourers, 628 in house hold industries, 21,770 other workers, 2,499 marginal workers, 57 marginal cultivators, 81 marginal agricultural labourers, 156 marginal workers in household industries and 2,205 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Tiruverkadu had 93.17% Hindus, 1.36% Muslims, 4.98% Christians, 0.04% Sikhs, 0.05% Buddhists, 0.04% Jains, 0.33% following other religions and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

Location

The town is located 2 km from Chennai Bangalore highway NH4 and 1.5 km from Avadi Poonamalle road SH55. The town is 10 km from Chennai Metropolitan Bus Terminus CMBT. Nearby towns include Porur, Kattupakkam, Iyyapantangal, Kumananchavadi, Karayanchavadi, Poonamalle, Paruthipattu, Ayapakkam, Ambattur, Vaangaram and Maduravoyal.

Administration

Thiruverkadu is governed by Municipality of Thiruverkadu, coming under the Thiruvallur district. Thiruverkadu is selection grade Municipality. Thiruverkadu Municipality includes area of Thiruverkadu, Koladi, Ayanambakkam, Velapanchavadi, Veeraraghavapuram, and Noombal. Thiruverkadu Municipality is situated in the West Chennai of Tamil Nadu in Thiruvallur District. This town is surrounded with infrastructural facilities and it is near to visit Chennai Metropolitan Bus Terminal. The town's police comes directly under Chennai Metropolitan Police departments..
RTO: Thiruverkadu comes under RTO-POONAMALEE. Previously it was under Tiruvallur RTO.

Transport

Bus

Thiruverkadu is easily accessible from most parts of the city by bus. The Thiruverkadu bus terminus provides services to Tnagar, Tambaram, Vadapalani, Iyapantangal, Ambattur Estate, Villivakkam, Perambur, Vallalar Nagar, Thiruvotriyur, Broadway, Annasquare, Mangadu, Velachery, Kunnam.
Via Thiruverkadu
Route NumberStartEndVia
150BroadwayAvadiCentral, Aminjikarai, Arumbakkam, Koyambedu, Maduravoyal, Thiruverkadu, Paruthipattu
159ThiruverkaduThiruvotriyurMaduravoyal, Nerkundram, Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, Aminjikarai, Kilpauk, Purasawakkam, Mint
63ThiruverkaduVillivakkamKoladi, Ayapakkam, Ambattur Estate, Padi
S24ThiruverkaduIyyapanthangalVaanagaram, Chettiyar Agaram, Srmc
27B ExtnThiruverkaduAnna SquareMaduravoyal, Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, Aminjikarai, Egmore, Anna Salai, Triplicane
72CThiruverkaduT.NagarMaduravoyal, Cmbt, Vadapalani, Kodambakkam
29EThiruverkaduPeramburMaduravoyal, Koyambedu, Aminjikarai, Kilpauk, Jamalia, Otteri
50ThiruverkaduBroadwayMaduravoyal, Koyambedu, Aminjikarai, Central
T553ThiruverkaduKunnamKumananchavadi, Karayanchavadi, Poonamalle, Sriperumbudur
53SCmbtPattabiramMaduravoyal, Thiruverkadu, Paruthipattu, Avadi
59ThiruverkaduV.NagarMaduravoyal, Koyambedu, Aminjikarai, Purasaiwakkam, Choolai, Regal
S59ThiruverkaduMangaduAcs medical college, Saveetha, Kattupakkam
111ThiruverkaduTambaramMaduravoyal, Cmbt, Vadapalani, Airport, Pallavaram
D170ThiruverkaduVelacheryMaduravoyal, Cmbt, Vadapalani, Guindy
S52ThiruverkaduAvadi-

Educational institutions

Schools

RMK CBSE School
Sri Annai Vidhyashram Matric Higher Secondary School
Ramakrishna Vidya Niketan higher secondary school
S.K.D.J higher secondary school
Saraswathi matriculation higher secondary school

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