KKD Nagar, also known as Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar, named after the Tamil poet Kannadasan, is mainly a sub-residential locality of Kodungaiyur in the northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India.
Location
KKD Nagar is located in North Chennai. National Highway 5 (NH 5) borders this area in south. It is 8 km from Chennai Central Railway Station. This place is near to the Grand Northern Trunk [GNT] road
Transport services
The bus services from/via Kaviarasu Kannadasan Nagar (KKD Nagar) bus terminal are:
Kodungaiyur P6 Police Station and Electricity board office is situated on Sidco Main Road.
Schools and colleges
KKD Nagar and its surrounding has a number of educational institutions catering to the residents of the area. Most notable ones are
- Sree Muthukumaraswamy College, Muthamizh Nagar Church
- Thiruthangal Nadar College, Selavayal
- Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts and Science College, Vyasarpadi
- Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Muthamizh Nagar
- St.Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Seetharam Nagar
- Government High school, in K.K.D Nagar
- Don Bosco Matriculation Higher secondary school, KKD Nagar, Erukkancherry, MKB Nagar
- Sri Sayee Vivekananda Higher Secondary School, Muthamil Nagar
- Gurumoorthy High school
- FES Matriculation Higher secondary school, Muthamil Nagar
- Our Lady's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, M.R Nagar
- Velankani Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Muthamil Nagar
- Smt. N.D.J.A Vivekananda vidyalaya junior college (CBSC)
- Lakshmi Narayana Matriculation school, Selavayal
- Bharathi Nursery & Primary School, Block V, KKD Nagar
- Mother Therasa Matriculation Higher Secondary School, KKD Nagar
- Bharathi Nursery & Primary School, Block I, Muthamil Nagar
- CSI Bain Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Muthamil Nagar
- Radha Krishnan Matriculation Higher secondary school, Krishnamoorthy Nagar
Community halls
Community halls located in KKD Nagar include:
- Seetha Ram Nagar Telugu People Welfare Association, Seetha Ram Nagar
- Malaysia Mahal, Ethirajsamy salai, M.R. Nagar
- A.B.Maaligai, Chinna kodungaiyur
- Malathy Mahal, Muthamil Nagar
- Eswari Mahal, Erukkancherry
- Raj Hall, Sidco Main Road. KKD Nagar
- Dana Bhackiyam Hall, Meenambal Salai, Vivekananda Nagar
- S.K Mahal, Meenambal Salai, Vivekananda Nagar
- Balaji Kalyana Mandapam, Kodungaiyur
- Burma Mahal, Thiruthangal college Road, Selavayal
- Indira Mahal, Ethirajsamy salai, M.R. Nagar
- K.S. Mahal, M.R. Nagar
- G.R Kalyana Mandapam, Kodungaiyur
- R R Mahal, Muthamil Nagar
- S.M Mahal, M.R.Nagar
Surroundings
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