Periamet
பெரியமேடு
Neighbourhood
Periamet is located in Chennai
Periamet
Periamet
Periamet is located in Tamil Nadu
Periamet
Periamet
Periamet is located in India
Periamet
Periamet
Coordinates: 13°05′01″N 80°16′05″E / 13.083658°N 80.267952°E / 13.083658; 80.267952
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
MetroChennai
ZoneRoyapuram
TalukasPurasaiwalkam
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600003
Telephone code044
Planning agencyCMDA
CityChennai
Lok Sabha constituencyChennai North
Civic agencyChennai Corporation

Periamet, natively spelt as Periyamedu[note 1], is one of the most important neighborhoods in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India

Location

Periamet is located near Chennai Central Railway Station

Surroundings

Periamet is known for commercial leather hub. It has many leather trading offices and leather shoe shops. Proximity to Chennai Central Railway Station makes this place famous and hence many hotels and lodges are operating successfully. The commercial activity and footfall is also increased due to Nehru Stadium which often hosts sports and games at national & international level.

Periamet Mosque is very famous in Chennai.


Transportation

Many number of buses ply through Periamet, and Chennai Central Railway Station and Egmore are very near to Periamet.


Notes

  1. ↑ Periamet is the anglicized spelling in British English that was used in the Madras Presidency, and Periyamēḍŭ is the romanized spelling from Tamil script.

References

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