Paranur

Paranur பரனூர்
village
The Infosys Building in Mahindra World City, New Chennai
Paranur Location in Tamil Nadu, India Paranur Paranur (India)
Coordinates: 12.730048°N 79.989065°E / 12.730048; 79.989065
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chengalpattu
Area
• Total	1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	603002
Telephone code	+91-44
Vehicle registration	TN-19

Paranur is a village in India near the busy GST Road or National Highway 45. It has a railway station and few hundred houses, and is 44 km from Chennai International Airport in Tirusulam. Paranur comes under Panchayat union/block of Kattankulathur, and Panchayat Raj under Veerapuram. Paranur has been declared a special economic zone (SEZ) since October 2005; companies like Infosys and BMW have started units in this village.

About the Railway Station

The Paranur railway station is the first of its kind in the public-private partnership between a private company and the Indian Railways. Benefitting this trendsetting venture, Shilpa Architects has incorporated several design elements that capture global best practices in amenities for rail passengers from other countries where high volume of passenger traffic combines efficiency and passenger comfort.

External links

• http://www.elcot.com/mipl.htm
• Shilpa Architects
• Shilpa Architects: Paranur Railway Station Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• https://bharatmaps.gov.in
• https://chengalpattu.nic.in