Thousand Lights, Chennai
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| Coordinates: 13°03′42″N 80°15′16″E / 13.06167°N 80.25444°ECoordinates: 13°03′42″N 80°15′16″E / 13.06167°N 80.25444°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Taluk | Egmore |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Zone & Ward | 9 & 109 |
| Elevation | 10 m (32.81 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,546 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600006 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-01 |
| Civic agency | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| City | Chennai |
| LS | Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| VS | Thousand Lights (state assembly constituency) |
| MP | Dayanidhi Maran |
| MLA | Ku Ka Selvam |
| MC | Vacant |
| Website | [1] |
Thousand Lights, Chennai is a neighbourhood, in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu state, India.[1]
Location[edit]
Thousand Lights neighborhood is located in Chennai at an elevation of 10 m above mean sea level and at the coordinates of: 13°03'42"N 80°15'16"E of Earth. It is located in Teynampet Zone (number 9) and ward number 109 (old number 111), of Chennai Corporation.
Boundaries[edit]
Thousand Lights neighborhood is bounded in the direction of Northwest by Aminjikarai, North by Chetpet (Chennai), Northeast by Egmore, West by Nungambakkam, East by LIC metro station, Southwest by T. Nagar, South by Gopalapuram, Chennai and Southeast by Royapettah.
Neighbourhoods[edit]
Some of the important neighborhoods that serve Thousand Lights are George Town, Chennai, Park Town, Chennai, Chepauk, Triplicane, Egmore, Chintadripet, Purasawalkam, Periamet, Royapettah, Nungambakkam, Teynampet, Alwarpet and Pudupet.
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011 Census of India, the total population of Thousand Lights constituted 18,546 in which the males contribute 9,308 whereas of the females is 9,238.[2]
Economical notability[edit]
Thousand Lights area is enriched with shops of all categories, mainly of automobiles, electrical and electronics and also the neighborhood Royapettah with such amenities. The nearby area of Thousand Lights, viz., Pudupet has around 1,000 shops, most of them are related to automobiles, electricals, mechanical, fabrication.
Transportation[edit]
Road transport[edit]
Thousand Lights, Chennai lies at the main place of the Chennai City and is well connected to all places of Chennai and other parts of the state of Tamil Nadu and other states by Road transport services, the buses being operated by MTC (Metropolitan Transport Corporation), Chennai and SETC (State Express Transport Corporation), Tamil Nadu. Greams road, Anna Salai, Whites road, Cathedral road, Avvai Shanmugam Salai and Ritchie Street are some of the important roads that connect to Thousand Lights neighborhood.
Railway transport[edit]
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (5 km), Chennai Egmore railway station (4 km), Chennai Park Town railway station (4 km), Chennai Park railway station (4 km), Chintadripet railway station (3 km), Government Estate metro station, Anna Salai (2 km), LIC metro station (1 km) and Thousand Lights metro station are some of the important railway stations that serve Thousand Lights neighborhood more.
Medicare[edit]
The facilities such as Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai; Apollo Hospitals, Greams road; Sankara Nethralaya Chennai - (Jagadguru Kanchi Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswathi Nethra Nilayam). - (Eye Hospital); Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Anna Salai; and Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore. - (Government Maternity Hospitals) are more useful to the people in and around Thousand Lights neighborhood.
Attractions[edit]
Nearby Park[edit]
Nehru Park, Chennai, Chetpet.
Nearby Museum[edit]
Government Museum, Chennai, Egmore.
Nearby Libraries[edit]
Some of the important libraries that help the neighborhood mostly are Devaneya Pavanar District Central Library, Thousand Lights, Chennai and Connemara Public Library, Egmore, Chennai.
Nearby Temple[edit]
One of the important temples near to Thousand Lights is Shri Venugopalaswamy Temple at Gopalapuram.
Nearby Mosque[edit]
There is a historical famous mosque viz., "Thousand Lights Mosque", which is penta-domed and bi- minaret mosque, built 200 years ago, is situated near Thousand Lights neighborhood. The architecture was designed by Nawab Umdat ul umrah and the construction was completed in the year 1810.[needed citation]
Political notability[edit]
Thousand Lights (state assembly constituency) includes Thousand Lights neighbourhood.[3] Whereas it comes under Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Notes[edit]
- Tejonmayam, U (2020-03-21). "Chennai: Accessing Thousand Lights, LIC metro tough". Chennai: Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- Special Correspondent (2020-10-29). "AIADMK re-organises Chennai district units". Tamil Nadu: The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- Shivani Ramakrishnan (2020-02-17). "Closed for renovation, Thousand Lights subway to be re-opened this week". Chennai: The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- Julie Mariappan (2020-10-28). "AIADMK reorganises its Chennai district units". Chennai: Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- S. Muthiah (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers. p. 126. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8. Retrieved 2020-11-10. Search this book on
- Lakshmi Subramanian (2020-08-05). "DMK's sitting MLA Ku Ka Selvam in talks to join BJP". Tamil Nadu: The Week. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
References[edit]
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Chennai, Directory". Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Chennai, Directory". Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. p. 31. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "Thousand Lights Vidhan Sabha Election - Thousand Lights Assembly Election Results, Polling Stations, Voters, Candidates". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "Elections in India - A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) & State Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
Geolocation[edit]
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