Kavankarai
Kavankarai | |
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| Coordinates: 13°10′13.8″N 80°11′43.4″E / 13.170500°N 80.195389°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai district |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| • Speech | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600066 |
| Telephone Code | +9144xxxxxxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Red Hills, Pulhal, Vinayagapuram, Kallikuppam, Padianallur, Cholavaram, Karanodai, Madhavaram, Lakshmipuram and Kolathur |
| LS | Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency |
| VS | Madavaram Assembly constituency |
| MP | K. Jeyakumar |
| MLA | S. Sudharsanam |
| Website | https://chennaicorporation.gov.in |
Kavankarai is a neighbourhood near Pulhal in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 30 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 13°10′13.8″N 80°11′43.4″E / 13.170500°N 80.195389°E (i.e., 13.170500°N, 80.195400°E). Red Hills, Pulhal, Vinayagapuram, Kallikuppam, Padianallur, Cholavaram, Karanodai, Madhavaram, Lakshmipuram and Kolathur are some of the important neighbourhoods of Kavankarai. Kannappa Swamigal was a spiritualist who lived in Kavankarai.