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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Surapet
| native_name_lang = தமிழ்
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
| coordinates = {{coord|13|08|36.4|N|80|11|28.2|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chennai]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| government_type =
| governing_body = Greater Chennai Corporation
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 2.78
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = தமிழ் [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 600066 600099
| registration_plate = '''TN-05''' '''TN-18'''
| website = https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/
| footnotes =
| official_name =
| subdivision_type3 = Metro
| subdivision_name3 = Chennai
| subdivision_type4 = Division
| subdivision_name4 = North Chennai
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Madhavaram
| subdivision_type5 = Chennai Corporation Zone
| subdivision_name5 = III
| native_name = சூரப்பட்டு
| subdivision_type6 = Chennai Corporation Ward
| subdivision_name6 = Old : 24 New : 32
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = North Chennai
| blank_info_sec2 = Ambathur, Kolathur, Puzhal, Korattur
| blank_name_sec2 = Neighbourhoods
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_total = 10,444
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'''Surapet,''' also known as '''Surapattu''' and '''Surapedu''', is a neighbourhood in northwestern [[Chennai]], [[India]]. Surapet is bordered by [[Puzhal]] in the north, [[Kolathur, Chennai|Kolathur]] in the east, [[Puthagaram, Chennai|Puthagaram]] in the south, and [[Puzhal lake|Puzhal Lake]] in west.

==Transportation==

===Chennai Metro===

The proposed second phase of the [[Chennai Metro]] has three lines. The third line is from [[Madhavaram Milk Colony]] to [[Sholinganallur]]. In that line, the proposed [[Retteri Metro Station]] and [[Kolathur Metro Station]] are 3 km away from Surapet.

===Railway===

The nearest railway station is [[Korattur railway station|Korattur Railway Station]], 5 km away from Surapet. [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore Railway Station]] and [[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai Central Railway Station]], the two main railway terminals in Chennai, which are 14 km away from Surapet.

===Roads===

The [[Grand Northern Trunk Road]] is 3 km away from the neighbourhood and the [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]] is 3.5 km away.

The [[Chennai Bypass|Chennai Bypass Road]] passes through the Surapet area and ends at [[National Highway 5 (India)|National Highway 5]], near Surapet.

==Water bodies==
Water bodies located nearby include [[Puzhal aeri]], [[Rettai Eri|Rettai eri]], and [[Korattur Lake]].

==History ==
The area, once a separate [[Panchayati raj in India|panchayat]], has been part of the [[Chennai corporation]] administrative body since 2011, as the 24th ward in the [[Madhavaram constituency]].

==References==
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

[[Category:Villages in Chennai district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Chennai]]

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