General Kumaramangalam Colony

General Kumaramangalam Colony ஜெனரல் குமாரமங்கலம் காலனி G.K.M Colony, Butt Medu
Sub-Neighbourhood
General Kumaramangalam Colony General Kumaramangalam Colony General Kumaramangalam Colony
Coordinates: 13.112291°N 80.219447°E / 13.112291; 80.219447
Country	India
State	File:TamilNadu Logo.svgTamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Type	Chennai corporation.
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600082
Telephone code	044
Planning agency	CMDA
City	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	North Chennai
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kolathur
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation

General Kumaramangalam Colony (also known as G.K.M Colony) is a sub-neighbourhood of Perambur, Chennai. It was initially created as a residential area for ex-Military persons. It is named after Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam, a former Indian Army Chief of Staff.

This area is also known as "Butt Medu", as there used to be small hill made of mud for the army people to practice shooting and once the military camps were removed in early 70's, the mud hill was made flat and the new residential area was developed.

The area goes from the right side of Perambur Loco Works railway station end to the Villivakkam railway station. This place forms part of the newly created Constituency "Kolathur"

The area was basically developed as residential, but now a few small commercial establishments have emerged. There are Temples, Churches, Mosques and many catholic grottos, a small pond in between street 9 and street 10 large pond between street 24 and street 25.

Though the infrastructure is reasonable the Public Road Transport is not well developed the community is depending on buses from either Villivakkam, I C F or Periyar Nagar Bus Terminus. Further connecting to this area from South West is hindered by a Level Crossing (which is the first level crossing in the route from Chennai Central towards Bangalore). There is a railway station nearby called Loco works railway station.

There is a family of Anglo-Tamil decent living in 8th street. There are two Chennai Schools and few government run Kindergartens (Balvadis). there is also public hospital nearby.there is a temple for ex CM Mr. MGR. this is a first temple for an actor in Tamil Nadu