Kadaperi
Neighborhood in Chennai, India
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Kadaperi is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India next to Tambaram. With a population of around 2000 people, Kadaperi is close to the Madras Export Processing Zone,[1] which is the first Special Economic Zone in Chennai. Pachai Malai grassland and lakes are present in the area.
The area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.[2]
Etymology
The name comes from Kada (in Tamil), meaning door or gateway and eri meaning lake. Thus, it comes to mean the "gateway lake" in Chennai.