Appur

Coordinates: 12°48′11″N 79°58′36″E / 12.8031393°N 79.9765448°E / 12.8031393; 79.9765448
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Appur
Village
Appur is located in Tamil Nadu
Appur
Appur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°48′11″N 79°58′36″E / 12.8031393°N 79.9765448°E / 12.8031393; 79.9765448
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,244
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
603204

Appur is a panchayat village located in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located about 56 kilometers from Chennai. The nearest town is Maraimalainagar, which is 7 kilometers away.

The village[edit]

Appur is located in the Chengalpattu block in Kancheepuram district. It covers an area of 488.72 hectares. Per 2011 census, the population of the village was 1,244, including 603 male and 641 female. The village is home to about 301 households. As of 2009, the village is a gram panchayat.[1]

Auto Nagar[edit]

In 2018, the government allotted about 40 acres of land in the village for the creation of new Auto Nagar to rehabilitate 383 auto service shop vendors at Pudupet in Chennai.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Appur". Indian Village Directory. n.d. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ Lopez, Aloysius Xavier (10 August 2018). "Pudupet auto service outlets to be demolished this week". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2018.