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Ambattur | |
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Urban Area | |
  Ambattur Ambattur (Chennai) | |
| Coordinates: 13°06′51″N 80°09′17″E / 13.114300°N 80.154800°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai District |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Zone | Central Chennai |
| Ward | 79-93 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 466,205 |
| • Rank | 103th |
| • Density | 11,551/km2 (29,920/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600053, 600058, 600062, 600098 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 13 (RTO, Ambattur) |
| Railway station code | ABU |
| Parliamentary constituency | Sriperumbudur |
| Assembly constituency | Ambattur |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
Ambattur is a northwestern part of Chennai, India. It is located in Ambattur taluk of the Chennai District, surrounded by Avadi, Anna Nagar, Korattur, Padi, Mogappair, Kallikuppam, Surapet, Ayappakkam, Athipet and Thiruverkadu. It covers an area of 40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi). The neighbourhood is served by Ambattur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway. Ambattur has its origins in a village of the same name which can be located at present as areas opposite to Ambattur telephone exchange. Ambattur was a village with large extents of agricultural farm lands irrigated by the once-sprawling Ambattur Lake. In 2011, the neighborhood had a population 466,205.