Basin Bridge, Chennai
Basin Bridge பேசின் பாலம் பேசின் பிரிட்ஜ் | |
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  Basin Bridge  Basin Bridge  Basin Bridge | |
| Coordinates: 13°06′14.3″N 80°16′24.5″E / 13.103972°N 80.273472°ECoordinates: 13°06′14.3″N 80°16′24.5″E / 13.103972°N 80.273472°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai district |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 32,152 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600001 |
| Telephone Code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-04 |
| Municipal body | Chennai Corporation |
| Zone & Ward | 5 & 53 |
| LS | Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| VS | Royapuram (state assembly constituency) |
| MP | Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy |
| MLA | D. Jayakumar |
| Website | [1] |
Basin Bridge is a neighborhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The Basin Bridge railway station here in this neighbourhood is a junction of railway lines that lead to the nearest Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, an interstate railway terminal and also connect to other states of the Country.
Location[edit]
Basin Bridge is located in Chennai at an elevation of 8 m above mean sea level and at the coordinates of 13°06'14.3"N 80°16'24.5"E of Earth. It is situated in ward 53 (old number 31) of Royapuram zone (number 5) of Greater Chennai Corporation.[2][3]
Boundaries[edit]
Basin Bridge neighborhood is bounded by Basin Bridge road, Chennai - Thiruttani - Renigunta Highway, Vijayaraghavalu road and railway tracks.
Transportation[edit]
Road transport[edit]
This neighbourhood is well connected to all parts of Chennai and other districts of Tamil Nadu and other states by road transport, buses being operated by MTC (Metropolitan Transport Corporation), Chennai and SETC (State Express Transport Corporation).
Railway transport[edit]
It has a railway junction viz., Basin Bridge railway junction that connects several local and distant places of Chennai and other states. Express trains and suburban trains pass through this station. Perambur railway station, an intercity connected railway station, where most of the trains stop for a while for the passengers to entrain or detrain is situated at a distance of 3 km.
Demographics[edit]
As per Census of India 2011, the total population of Basin Bridge was 32,152. Out of this, the male population contributed 16,030 whereas the female population was 16,122. The population of children below 6 years of age was 3,316 (males: 1,698 and females: 1,618).[4] Out of the total population, 16,598 (males: 8,130 and females: 8,468) were Scheduled Castes and 44 (males: 25 and females: 19) were Scheduled Tribes. Literates of Basin Bridge constitute 24,466 out of which males were 12,794 and females were 11,672.[5]
Education[edit]
Colleges[edit]
Stanley Medical College and Hospital run by the government is located just 1 km from here. Bharathi College for Women is situated at a distance of 1.5 km from here. At a distance of 2.5 km from here is located Dr. Ambedkar College of Arts.
Economical notability[edit]
This neighbourhood is famous for its trading activities of different kinds and varities of quality dried fishes. The Basin Bridge railway station serves so many parts of the district and other neighbouring districts and state by the floating population of vendors of different agricultural and food produces.
Political notability[edit]
Basin Bridge neighbourhood comes under Royapuram (state assembly constituency).[6] Whereas it is included in Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]
Geolocation[edit]
Directions from Basin Bridge | |
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Notes[edit]
- TNN (2020-01-05). "Chennai: Basin Bridge turns one-way for now". Chennai: Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- TNN (2020-08-02). "Chennai: Diversion at Basin Bridge junction to ease congestion". Chennai: Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- M D, Omjasvin (2019-11-26). "Vehicles choke in North Chennai's Basin Bridge after recent traffic diversions". Chennai: The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- Novinston Lobo, Sahaya (2020-07-07). "Swelling crowds and traffic as Chennai enters unlock 2.0". Chennai: The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- Shekhar, Laasya (2020-02-11). "A delayed bridge and many missed trains: This part of Chennai needs immediate traffic solutions". Chennai: Citizen Matters. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- M D, Omjasvin (2019-11-26). "Post Elephant Gate Bridge demolition, Basin Bridge witnesses severe traffic menace". Chennai: The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- S. Muthiah (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers. p. 36. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8. Retrieved 2020-11-11. Search this book on
- Johnson Victor, D.; Ponnuswamy, S. (2012). Urban Transportation: Planning, Operation and Management - D. Johnson Victor, S. Ponnuswamy. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-25-900273-1. Retrieved 2020-11-11. Search this book on
- Mundrey, J. S. (2010). Railway Track Engineering (IV ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved 2020-11-11. Search this book on
- Kamath, Rina (2000). Chennai (II ed.). Chennai: Orient Longman Limited. p. 235. ISBN 81 250 1378 4. Retrieved 2020-11-11. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ "Census of India Website, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA), 3302_PART_B_DCHB_CHENNAI.pdf". Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "Welcome to Greater Chennai Corporation". p. 170. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg (3179×4493)". Greater Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Census of India Website, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA), 3302_PART_B_DCHB_CHENNAI.pdf". Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 252. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "Census of India Website, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA), 3302_PART_B_DCHB_CHENNAI.pdf". Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 253. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "Royapuram Vidhan Sabha Election - Royapuram Assembly Election Results, Polling Stations, Voters, Candidates". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "Elections in India - A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) & State Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
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