Irungattukottai
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Irungattukottai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Irungattukottai Irungattukottai (Tamil Nadu)  Irungattukottai Irungattukottai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°59′41.6″N 80°00′05.4″E / 12.994889°N 80.001500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kancheepuram District |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Talukas | Sriperumbudur |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 602105 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sriperumbudur |
Irungattukottai is a fast emerging neighbourhood of Chennai, strategically[citation needed] on the Chennai-Bangalore Highway (NH4). It is approximately 34 km from downtown Chennai. Irungatttukottai is part of the Kancheepuram District. It is Western part of the suburbs of the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is a part of the area covered by CMDA.
Over the last decade, Irungattukottai has seen significant investments by large manufacturing industries and the Tamil Nadu Government. The State Industries Promotions Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) has set up a large industrial complex aimed primarily at the manufacturing industry as well as a special economic zone (SEZ) for the footwear industry.
Irungattukottai is the location of Hyundai Motors large manufacturing facility. The plant forms a critical part of Hyundai's global export hub. It currently exports to around 85 countries across Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Australia, and Asia Pacific.
India's first private air freight station is getting ready to be operational at Irungattukottai and the soft launch of the project took place on 17 July 2015.[1]
A number of engineering colleges and schools are in Irungattukottai.
- Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering: SVCE was founded by the Sri Venkateswara Educational and Health Trust (SVEHT) in 1985. The trust was founded on 1 August 1984 at the behest of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal. The college, established by the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) group, a prominent petro-chemical corporation in India, is said to be among the top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, and a Tier-I institution among self-financing colleges.
- Kings Engineering College
- Maharishi Vidya Mandir: The school, at VGN, Brixton, is affiliated to the CBSE board and has classes from LKG to XII.
- St Johns International Residential School
