At the 2001 India census

Census

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, Alandur had a population of 146,154. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Alandur had an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 53% of the males and 47% of females literate. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age. In 2011, the population of Alandur increased to 164,162 with a growth rate of 12 percent.

Education

Schools

• AJS Nidhi Higher Secondary School
• St.Peters Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Sri Chakaravarthy International Matriculation Academy
• PSBB Millennium School
• Mont fort high School
• Kiruba primary School
• Modern Senior Secondary school

Grocery Market

MGR Market or Alandur grocery market is about 200 years old. Its located in the middle of MKN Road (MKN Road starts from Guindy and ends at Meenabakkam Airport in GST Road). Alandur grocery market was donated to local marketeers by Mr. M. G. Ramachandran

M. G. Ramachandran

Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....

, a philanthropist and a former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

Temples, Churches & Masjids

Most of the temples, mosques and churches in Alandur are over 200 years old.

Temples & Associations

Many temples still follow the old rituals and conducts the annual festivals which attracts devotees from all over India.

• Sri Veera Anjaneya Temple (More than 200 years old)
• Dharmaraja Koil (Lord Draupadi
  Draupadi
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   Amman; more than 200 years old)
• Sri Subramanya Swamy Koil (More than 200 years old)
• Vembuli Amman Koil (More than 50 years old)
• Vedapuriswara koil (Lord Shiva
  Shiva
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   and Vishnu
  Vishnu
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  ; more than 50 years old)
• Angala Amman koil (More than 50 years old)
• Karpaga vinayagar Koil
• Padai Veetu Amman Koil
• Thulukathu Amman Koil
• Kadumbadi Amman Koil
• Ponni Amman Koil
• Vasupujya Swami Jain Shwetamber Temple
• Alandur Nagara Sri Ayappa Seva Sangam (Celebrated Golden Jubilee Year (1959–2009))
• Udumalaipettai Nagaraja Bhagavatar Bhajan Seva Mandali Trust Regd.
• Bhaktavatsala Anjenayar temple
• Dharmalingeshwarar temple
• lakshmi narasimhar temple
• Sri hayavadhana Temple
• Ardhanareeshwarar temple
• Siddhi vinayagar temple
• Hindu colony vinayagar temple etc..

Masjids

• Masjid-a-Ahle-Hadees
• Masjid-a-Rahmania (Ahle Hadees- cement road)
• Masjid-a-Azeemjahi-Golandazi
• Masjid-a-Poorni Labbai
• Masjid-a-Khadija
• Masjid Taqwa
• Masjid Tayyib
• Masjid TNTJ

Politics

Alandur (State Assembly Constituency)

Alandur (State Assembly Constituency)

Alandur is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the city, Alandur. It is part of Chennai South .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

 is part of Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)

The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai South is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was formerly known as Madras South.It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency....

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Location in Context