Sowcarpet
Sowcarpet | |
|---|---|
neighbourhood | |
Shri Chandraprabhu Jain temple, George Town | |
| Coordinates: 13°05′22″N 80°16′44″E / 13.08950°N 80.27897°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Zone | Basin Bridge |
| Ward | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Body | CMDA |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600079 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai North |
| Legislative assembly constituency | Harbour |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
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Sowcarpet is a neighborhood in the northern part of Chennai, India. Sowcarpet is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings. It is a bustling commercial area of the city, and a range of wholesale markets are located here. The locality is known as the North Indian hub of Chennai owing to the presence of the North Indian community here. Sowcarpet is home to the largest Marwadi community in South India.