Geography
Urapakkam is located near the city of Chennai in the state of Tamilnadu. It belongs to the Kanchipuram District,Chengalpet Taluk. It is located between Vandalur and Guduvancheri. The railway line that runs through it separates the place into Urapakkam east and Urapakkam west. Urapakkam is bound on the western side by the Madambakkam and Adhanur villages, the eastern side by Karanai-Puducheri and Iyenchery villages, the northern side by Vandalur, and the southern side by Guduvancheri. Also, it is very close to the fast-developing corridors like Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, Oragadam-Sriperumbudur Road, and the Outer Ring Road (Vandalur to Minjur).
The Urapakkam Panchayat belongs to the Kattankulathur Panchayat Union. The village that buffers Urapakkam with Guduvancheri is Nandivaram and the village that buffers Urapakkam with Vandalur is Otteri.
Some of the prominent areas in Urapakkam include Arul nagar & M.G.Nagar in Urapakkam west and Kubera Nagar, Priya Nagar, Yamunai Nagar, Revathipuram & Sri Sathya Sai Nagar in Urapakkam east.
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