Thiruninravur

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{{Short description|A Chennai Sub Urban Town}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| subdivision_type4 = Metro
| subdivision_name4 = Chennai
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'''Thirunindravur''' is a neighbourhood situated on the western part of [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is located around 29 km from [[Chennai Central|Chennai Central railway station]]. Thirunindravur comes under [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]]. The neighbourhood is served by [[Thirunindravur railway station]]. It is famous for its temples. The [[Tiruninravur aeri|Tiruninravur lake]] serves the neighbourhood for its water needs.

==History==
The name ''Thiruninravur'' comes from the Tamil words ''Thiru, nindra and vur''. The Tamil word ''Thiru'' represents the name for the Hindu god [[Perumal]]. ''Nindra'' refers to ''stood'' and ''vur'' refers to a ''village'' or a ''place''. It is said that Lakshmi was travelling through the sky and saw this beautiful village and stood here; she wondered how beautiful is this village. Thus the place came to be known as Thiru-ninra-vur, the village where Lakshmi-Narayana stood. Here there are two ancient temples which are written in the history of Tamil literature. As moonlight comes on to the temple Gopura it is special for many occasions.

This location is also the home town of [[Pusalar]], the [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] saint.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India census, Thiruninravur had a population of 37095. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thirunindravur has an average literacy rate of 91%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 95%, and female literacy is 88.6%.

==Famous places==
Thiruninravur is famous for [[Hridayaleeswarar Temple]] and [[Bhaktavatsala Perumal temple, Thirunindravur|Bakthavatsala Perumal Temple]] is one of the 108 [[Divyadesams]].
[[Hridayaleeswarar Temple]] Pusalar Nayanar constructed the temple in his heart that design is physically constructed by Mahindra Pallava 1500 years ago by the order of Lord Shiva. Both the temples were built in [[Pallava]] era.
Many devotees from in and around [[Chennai]], [[Thiruvallur]] and [[Kanchipuram]] regularly visit these temples. We can find good rush in Bakthavatsala Perumal Temple on [[Vaikunta Ekadasi]] and [[Hridayaleeswarar Temple]] during Prathosham days. Both the temples are historic, and are well maintained.

==Roadways==
The Outer Ring Road which is being laid in order to connect [[Vandalur]] to [[Ennore]] is being routed via Thiruninravur to [[Nemilichery]] and more other places. The present National Highway - NH205 passes through Thiruninravur and also referred to as MTH road or [[Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road|CTH road]]. The phase I from vandalur to nemelicherry (thirunindravur) has been completed and is available for the public. The new Outer Ring road makes commutation much faster and easier for the private vehicle drivers, avoiding many traffic, to reach Poonamalle, Tambaram, Chennai airport center much sooner than before.

The Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131021/news-current-affairs/article/chennai-tirupati-6-lane-highway-soon |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060647/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131021/news-current-affairs/article/chennai-tirupati-6-lane-highway-soon |archive-date=2013-10-23 }}</ref> on 4 October 2013 to extending the entire Chennai - Tirutani highway to 6 lanes at a cost of 168 Cr. The first phase will involve extending the road to 4 lanes - 100 ft with center median and encroachments have already started to be removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/encroachments-along-cth-road-removed/article5201932.ece|title=Encroachments along CTH Road removed|author=Staff Reporter|date=2013-10-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Residents and Resident welfare associations have welcomed this move.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}.

==Colleges and schools==
* Amutha Matriculation School
* Hindu college
*[[Jaya Engineering College]]
* [[Jaya College of Arts and Science]]
* [[Jaya College of Pharmacy]]
*Jaya Teacher Training Institute
*Jaya Matriculation Higher Secondary school
*Jaya Matriculation Higher Secondary school (Krishna Puram)
*Grace Park Convent Matriculation Higher Secondary school
*St.John's Matriculation Higher Secondary school
*Angel Matriculation Higher Secondary school
*Oxford Matriculation Higher Secondary school
*Oxford Public School
*Dasar Higher Secondary school
*Claret Matriculation Higher Secondary school
*Vivekananda Matriculation School.

==Area developments ==
The new Tidel Park Phase II is the main highlight and new landmark near to this city.

==References==
{{Portal|India}}
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==External links==
* [https://www.thiruninravur.org/ www.thiruninravur.org]
* [https://www.thirunindravur.in/ www.thirunindravur.in]

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