INTRODUCTION-
Tiruvottiyur (Tamil: திருவொற்றியூர்) (also called Thiruvotriyur or 'TVT') is located within the city premises of Chennai. Due to its proximity to Parrys and Chennai Central, it is fast becoming a sought after residential destination. Tiruvottiyur which is one of the oldest habitations by the sea, has a diverse residential population due to the industrial units, trading ac
tivity and nearby fishing hamlets. Thiruvottiyur is home to the ancient Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur (one of the Paadal Petra Sthalangal and amongst the great Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu) and location of the samādhi of saint Pattinathar. This temple was visited by many saints and poets like Appar, Sundarar, Gnana Sambandhar, Thyagayyar, Vallalar, Valmiki, Kambar, Adi Shankara etc. Kamba Ramayanam was composed here at Thyagaraja Swamy Vadivudaiamman Temple, before it was recited at Sri Rangam, Trichy
LOCATION-
Tiruvottiyur is located at 13.16°N 80.3°E.[1] Its an esplanade located on the shores of Bay of Bengal.It also has the legendary Royal Enfield Manufacturing unit. The sea encroachment was a major problem for the fishermen before building of Groynes was started in 2004. The groynes, put up over a length of four km, vary in length from 165–300 metres each. Their height is four meters above the mean sea level. After a few years some acres has been reclaimed with the formation of a beach as predicted. DEMOGRAPHICS-
As of 2001 India census,[2] Tiruvottiyur had a population of 211,768. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tiruvotriyur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Tiruvottiyur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. During 2001-2011, the population of Tiruvottiyur rose to 248,059, registering a decadal growth of 17 percent.[3]
SCHOOLS / COLLEGES:
Top Rated
Our Lady Higher Secondary School (State 1st SSLC in 2010)
Dharam Hinduja Matric Higher Secondary School
Sri Sankara Vidya Kendra Matriculation Higher Sec School
Sri Ram Dayal Khemkha Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College - CBSE School
Revoor Padmanabha Matric Hr. School
Kavi Bharathi Vidyalaya
Vellayan Chettiyar Hr. School
St Pauls Hr. School
Duvara Matriculation School
Sri Mahaveer jain Hr. School
Sri Sathya Sai Vidyalaya
Nehru Mat. School
Auxilium Nursery School
Shebha Convent & mat.hr.sec.school
Saraswathi Vidyalaya
Jayagopal Garodia Hr. School
Vivekananda Matriculation School
St.Thomas Matriculation School
Mallikarjuna Matriculation School
Rukmani Vidyalaya Matric Hr. School
Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation School
Ramakrishna Polytechnic College (KCP Group)
Kumaran I.T.I
BANKS:
Bank of Baroda
Canara Bank
HDFC Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
State Bank of India
Central Bank of India
Punjab Bank
ING Vysa Bank
AXIS Bank
City Union Bank
Kanchepuram Bank
Manappuram Finance Gold Loan
ATMs
Axis Bank
Canara Bank
ICICI Bank
Bank of Borada
State Bank of India
HDFC Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
ING Vysya
City Union Bank
Nearest Places within 10 km
New Washermanpet
Tondiarpet
Old Washermanpet
Mint
Royapuram
HighCourt
Central
Manali
Ennore
Moolaikadai via Bypass Road
TRANSPORT
Thiruvottiyur Depot Formed in 15-12-1975 in AJAX. Buses are operated to all over chennai. Roads widening projects were delayed For a long time, from Kaladipet to Theradi and further. Traffic congestion is common in Theradi during peak hours. Service Types:
Ordinary services, 'M' Services, Limited stop services, Express services, Deluxe services, Volvo A/C services, Circular services, Night Services. Route Information: http://www.mtcbus.org/
From Tambaram frequent services of 1B buses are available. From Ponnamelle frequent services of 101 buses are available (including night service). From Central: 1,1A, 1B, 1C, 1G, 1J, 101, 28, M28, M28D
From High Court & Broadway 44, 56P, PP56D (to Manali, via TVT railway station, will not touch Ajax or Theradi)
From Mint: 138A, 28, 38, 34, 56, 56A, 28B, 159A, 159
From CMBT 159-A (including night service), 15B Extension
From Egmore: 28, M28, 28A. Other Buses: 157 to Redills, 19G Extension to Kovalam, M28D to T Nagar. Railway Station: Tiruvottiyur (Tondiarpet - V.O.C.Nagar - Tiruvottiyur - Wimco Nagar - Kathivakkam)
POLITICS:
Thiruvottiyur assembly constituency is part of Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency).[4] It is one of the biggest area in the Chennai-North Lok Sabha constituency. List of Member of Legislative Assembly(MLA)'s from Thiruvottiyur:
Assembly Name Party Time Period
14th Assembly K. Kuppan ADMK From May 14, 2011 to till date
13th Assembly K.P.P. Samy DMK 12.5.2006 to 13.5.2011
12th Assembly A.Arumugam ADMK 14.5.2001 to 11.5.2006
11th Assembly T.C.Vijayan DMK 13.5.1996 to 14.5.2001
10th Assembly K. Kuppan ADMK 24.6.1991 to 13.5.1996
9th Assembly T.K.Palanichamy DMK 27.1.1989 to 30.1.1991
TRANSPORT:
Tiruvottiyur is connected to the other parts of Chennai and its suburb through both roadways and railways. ROADWAYS:
Tiruvottiyur is one of the terminuses of metropoliton transport corporation. The buses ply to various spots of Chennai and its suburbs. There is a bus depot in Tiruvottiyur. RAILWAYS:
Tiruvottiyur is located at the Chennai Central - Gummidipoondi suburban line of Chennai. The number of train services in this route are quite frequent. METRO RAILS:
Recently Thiruvotriyur has become one of the Metro train stations. Initially it was announced that the Metro itself will start from Thiruvotriyur, but due to some uncited issues the Metro origin was supposed to be from Washermenpet. This was shifted back to Thiruvottiyur after protests by residents. ENTERTAINMENT:
CINEMA 10km
Theaters
IDREAMS
M.M Theater
Agastya Theater
Maharani Theater
MSM Theater
Odion Mani Theater
Srinivasa theater. BEACH
Marina
Thiruvottiyur Ramakrishna Nagar Beach
SandBar
N4
PLACES OF WORSHIP:
Sri Thyagarajasaamy Udanurai Sree Vadivudai Amman Temple
Sri Agatheeswarar temple
Sri Ponniamman Temple (Jeevanlal Nagar Residential)
Sir Vinayagar Temple (Jeevanlal Nagar Residential)
Sri Varadharaja Perumal temple
Sri Ellaiamman temple
Sri Dhandumariamman temple
Sri Egavalli amman temple
Sri Thulukanathu amman temple
Sri Sai Baba temple
Sri Pattinathar temple
Sri Iyappan temple
Sri Alayam Amarntha Amman
Sri Apparsamy temple and many more hindu shrines
Mosque near Thiruvottiyur Market
Mosque near Wimco
Mosque in Thangal
CSI Church in Thangal
