Kelambakkam is a rapidly growing suburb of Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 state in India

India

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. It is situated on the Old Mamallapuram Road (also known as the IT corridor/Rajiv Gandhi Salai

Rajiv Gandhi Salai

Rajiv Gandhi Salai , previously known as Old Mahabalipuram Road or IT Corridor is a major road in suburban Chennai, India, beginning at the Madhya Kailash temple in Adyar and continuing south till Mahabalipuram, ultimately merging with the East Coast Road...

) and is about 35 km from Chennai.

Tourist attractions include ovalam beach] and ( an old famous church for St. Mary in Kovalam], Thiruvidanthai Nithya Kalyana Perumal temple and Tiruporur Murugan Temple.

Kelambakkam attracts office workers from nearby SIPCOT siruseriIT

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

/BPO

Business process outsourcing

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 companies.

One of the most important health centers in the region is Chettinad Health City. It houses a hospital and a nursing college called Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) under Chettinad University. Chettinad University attracts students not only from India but also other parts of Asia

Asia

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.

Kelambakkam has a fish market and a Saibaba Temple. The Lord Muruga temple in Thiruporur

Thiruporur

Thiruporur is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A Lord Murugan temple is situated in the center of the town. There is a large temple tank in the vicinity of the temple.-Demographics:...

 is close to Kelambakkam.

A residential area in Kelambakkam is Sathankuppam. Many nagars have been developed here, like Jothy Nagar, Jothy Nagar Welfare Land, Rajeswari nagar, Kanaga Parameshwaran Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Ajith nagar, Ganapathi nagar, Lakshmi Avenue, Krishna nagar, and Sri nagar.

The population in this area is around 20000.

The Kelambakkam quarry is a trail for off-road enthusiasts from Chennai.

Education

Schools available are B.K.M Higher Secondary School and St. Marys Matriculation School, Baba School and Government Higher Secondary School.

Kelambakkam has a high floating population consisting of students of Hindustan College of Engineering

Hindustan College of Engineering

-History:Hindustan University, formerly Hindustan College of Engineering, was established in the year 1985, in Padur, Tamil Nadu, India,is a Christian minority educational institution. It was recently renamed to Hindustan Institute of Technology and Sciences , and is now a deemed university...

, Anand Institute of Higher Technology

Anand Institute of Higher Technology

Anand Institute of Higher Technology is a College of Engineering that is located in Kelambakkam,Chennai,Tamil Nadu.Anand Institute Of Higher Technology is the outcome of the vision and initiative of Kalvi Vallal Thiru. T.Kalasalingam, B.Com.The Anand Institute of Higher Technology is the...

, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineeringhttp://www.ssn.edu.in/, SSN School of Management and computer application, Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology

Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology

Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology known as SMK Fomra Institute of Technology is an engineering institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Institution is certified with ISO 9001:2000. Recently, the college has found itself in the news for all the wrong reasons...

(SMK FIT) Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology(AVIT) and other colleges.

Transport

Kelambakkam is an important junction connecting the ECR (East Coast Road) and the GST (Grand Southern Trunk) Road; from Kovalam to Vandaloor Zoo. It also connects Mamallapuram and Adyar. From Kelambakkam, locations connected include (Thiruporur

Thiruporur

Thiruporur is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A Lord Murugan temple is situated in the center of the town. There is a large temple tank in the vicinity of the temple.-Demographics:...

, Mamallapuram, Adyar, Vandalur Zoo

Arignar Anna Zoological Park

Arignar Anna Zoological Park , also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is a zoological garden located in Vandalur, a suburb in the southwestern part of Chennai, India, about from the city centre and from Chennai Airport on GST Road. The zoo is contiguous with the Guindy National Park. Founded in 1855,...

, Tambaram

Tambaram

Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

, Thirukalikundram

Thirukazhukundram

For the village, Thirukazhukundram, refer TirukalukundramThirukazhukundram or Thirukkalukundram is an ancient town in Kanchipuram district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-The Temple:...

, Chengalpattu, and Tidel Park

Tidel Park

TIDEL Park is an information technology park situated in the city of Chennai, India. The name TIDEL is a portmanteau of TIDCO and ELCOT. An ISO 9001/14001 company, it is the largest IT park in Asia...

).

Kelambakkam has a bus terminus.