Mugalivakkam
Mugalivakkam | |
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Mugalivakkam (Chennai) | |
| Coordinates: 13°01′16″N 80°09′41″E / 13.0210°N 80.1614°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanchipuram District |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Talukas | Sriperumbudur |
| Government | |
| • Body | CMDA |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,117 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600125 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sriperumbudur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Alandur |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Councillor | B.Govindaraj |
| Website | www |
Mugalivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is located in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kanchipuram district, in Tamil Nadu. It is situated 16 km south-west of Chennai on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. It is bounded by Porur on the North Meenambakkam and Manapakkam on the South and South East, Madhanandhapuram and Gerugambakkam on the South West and Ramapuram on the North East directions. The nearest railway station is at Guindy which is about 6 kilometres away. Porur junction is around 2 km away and Kathipara Junction is around 5 km away.
The word, Mugalivakkam, might have evolved during the brief Mughal rule of Poonamallee during the later half of the 17th century CE and the 18th century CE.