Cheyyur taluk is a taluk of Kanchipuram district

Kanchipuram district

Kanchipuram district is a district in the northeast of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is bounded in the west by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai districts, in the north by Thiruvallur District and Chennai District, in the south by Viluppuram District and in the east by the Bay of Bengal. It lies...

 of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Cheyyur.

History

Cheyyur is a quaint village situated 29 km from Madurantakam

Madurantakam

Madurantakam is a town located in the Kanchipuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is situated 77 km south west of Chennai .- Temples :...

, at Chengalpattu in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. This tiny hamlet was earlier called Jayamkonda-Cholapuram, Seyyur and Belapuri. In the early days, this area was a dense forest and kept as a reserve for the Chola kings

Chola Dynasty

The Chola dynasty was a Tamil dynasty which was one of the longest-ruling in some parts of southern India. The earliest datable references to this Tamil dynasty are in inscriptions from the 3rd century BC left by Asoka, of Maurya Empire; the dynasty continued to govern over varying territory until...

 to hunt.

An ancient temple called Cheyyur Shiva

Shiva

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 Temple, constructed during the reign of the Chola kings, is the major attraction. Near the Shiva Temple, there is another shrine dedicated to Lord Muruga in his infant aspect. In Tamil 'Sei' denotes 'infant' and the name of the village (Seyyur, later Cheyyur) is derived from this fact.

Chennai International Airport

Chennai International Airport

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 and Chengalpattu Junction Railway Station serve this area. Visitors can access Cheyyur from Madurakantam, which can be reached by road either from Chennai

Chennai

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 or Chengalpattu. Private taxis and regular buses are available from Madurakantam to Cheyyur.

List of places in Cheyyur Taluk

List of Places in Cheyyur Taluk Kancheepuram District
Village Name

1. Adiyalacheri
2. Agaram
   Agaram
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3. Akkinambattu
4. Alambari
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5. Ammananbakkam
6. Ammanur
7. Anaikattu
8. Andarkuppam
9. Arappedu
10. Arasur
11. Atchivilagam
12. Attupattukottapanjai
13. Ayakkunram
14. Cheyyur
15. Chinnavelikkadu
16. Chittarkadu
17. Chunampet
    Chunampet
    Chunampet is a village in the Cheyyur taluk of Kanchipuram district in India. It is located 99 kilometres from Chennai and 22 kilometres from Madurantakam on the Madurantakam-Marakkanam road. It was the seat of the zamindari of Chunampet during the colonial era...
    
    
18. Gangadevankuppam
19. Gurumpirai
20. Illeedu ( main place ) in chunampet
21. Indalur
    Indalur
    Indalur is a village in the Thanjavur taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.- Demographics :As per the 2001 census, Indalur had a total population of with males and females. The sex ratio was . The literacy rate was ....
    
    
22. Iraniyasitti
23. Irumbali
24. Isur
25. Kadalur
26. Kadapperi
27. Kadugapattu
28. Kadukalur
29. Kalkulam
30. Kanattur
31. Kannimangalam
32. Karuppur
    Karuppur
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33. Kayapakkam
34. Kelmaruvattur
35. Kesavarajanpettai
36. Kilacheri
37. Kilarkollai
38. Kodapattanam
39. Kodur
40. Kokkaranthangal
41. Kottaikkadu
    Kottaikkadu
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42. Kulattur
43. Kuvathur
44. Lathur
45. Madavilagam
46. Madayambakkam
47. Makundagiri
48. Malarajakuppam
49. Mambakkam
50. Manikkakuppam
51. Maruderi
52. Melmaruvattur
53. Mudaliyarkuppam
54. Mugaiyur
    Mugaiyur
    -Etymology:The name Mugaiyur means mugai + oor .The story goes like this: the ruler of Tirukoilur, Malayaman Thirumudikkaari usedto get flower buds from this village for pujas performed in the temple in Tirukoilur....
    
    
55. Murukkanthangal
56. Nedumaram
57. Nelvoy
58. Nelvoypalayam
59. Nemandam
60. Nerkunam
61. Nerkurapattu
62. Nilamangalam
63. Ottivilagam
64. Pachambakkam
65. Pakkaranai
66. Pakkur
67. Pakkuvancheri
68. Palur
    Palur
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69. Panaiyur
70. Panayadivakkam
71. Paramankeni
72. Parameswaramangalam
73. Parasanallur
74. Parukkai
75. Pavanjur
76. Perambakkam
77. Periyakilakadi
78. Periyavelikkadu
79. Perukkaranai
80. Perumalcheri
81. Perumbakkam
    Perumbakkam
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82. Poigainallur
83. Polambakkam
84. Ponkunran
85. Poongunam
86. Pooriampakkam
87. Porur
    Porur
    India census, Porur had a population of 28,782. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Porur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Porur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. The...
    
    
88. Puduppattu
89. Puliyani
90. Punnamai
91. Pupupatti
92. Puraiyur
93. Puranjeri
94. Puttirankottai
95. Sattamangalam
96. Satyamangalam
97. Sembur
98. Sengattur
99. Sevur
100. Sikkinamkuppam
101. Sirumayilur
102. Sirunagar
103. Siruvalambakkam
104. Siruvankundram
105. Sittamur
106. Sivadi
107. Sothupakkam
108. Tandalam
109. Tandamanallur
110. Tattampattu
111. Tenpakkar
112. Thandarai
113. Thenpattinam
114. Tiruppurakkovil
115. Tiruvadur
116. Tuduvakanbattu
117. Uludamangalam
118. Vadakkuvayalur
119. Vadappatanam
120. Vanniyanallur
121. Vayalur
122. Vedal
123. Vellankondagaram
124. Vembanur
125. Venmelaguram
126. Veppancheri
127. Vettaikarankuppam
128. Vettamperumbakkam
129. Vilambattu
130. Vilangadu
131. Virabhogam
132. Yaluvankaramai

Population

According to the 2001 census

Census

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, the taluk of Cheyyur had a population of 186,281 with 93,241 males and 93,040 females. There were 998 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 61.65. The total number of households was 41,540.

Economic activity

MARG Swarnabhoomi, an integrated township, with two special economic zones is located in the Cheyyur Taluk.