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Porur is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Maduravoyal, 46km from Mahabalipuram.
Porur is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 47,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Maduravoyal, about 4 km away.
Porur (Tamil: [poːɾuːɾ]) is a neighbourhood of the city of Chennai, India. It forms part of the Maduravoyal taluk of Chennai district. Situated about 17 kilometres (11 miles) by road from Chennai in the western part of the city, Porur is largely a residential neighbourhood with a significant portion devoted toRead more
commercial,religious,and industrial activities. Porur's ideal geographic position at the junction of the Mount-Poonamallee and Kundrathur roads at the western gates to Chennai city remains a major driver of economic growth.
The earliest recorded history of Porur goes back to the Chola period when it formed a nādu of the Chola Empire. Porur was administered by a village panchayat till 1 October 1977, when it was elevated to the status of a town panchayat. In 2011, the Porur town panchayat was abolished and its administration transferred to the Greater Chennai Corporation where they form part of the Corporation wards 151 and 153. While traditional in character, Porur has also recently witnessed considerable influx of immigrants from other parts of India largely in connection with industries and services related to the IT, construction and hospitality sectors.
Porur had a population of 46,690 in 2011. Porur is well-connected by road and has a bus terminus, railway stations and an airport in close proximity. It also has other basic amenities like water supply and sewerage and garbage disposal services, electricity, a sub post office and a police station. Six Chennai metro stations are being constructed in Porur as part of the Phase II extension activities. The Porur Lake is one of the biggest lakes in the Chennai metropolitan area and one of the major sources of drinking water to the city while the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, a top-ranked private health sciences university is also situated in Porur.
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Within an hour or so of Porur: Madras International Circuit (19 km), Mahabalipuram (46 km).
Porur is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 4 km from Maduravoyal.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
India's original permanent racing circuit, opened 1990 outside Chennai, where most Indian racing drivers learned their craft. A tight 3.7km layout that still runs the national championship.
19 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO coastal town with 7th-century Pallava rock-cut temples, monolithic rathas, and the famous Shore Temple facing the Bay of Bengal.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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