Manapakkam
Neighbourhood
View of Manapakkam and Nandambakkam from St. Thomas Mount
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Coordinates: 13°01′17″N 80°11′00″E / 13.021300°N 80.183200°E / 13.021300; 80.183200
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Taluk	Alandur
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Body	CMDA
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,590
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600125
Vehicle registration	TN-10
Planning agency	CMDA

Manapakkam is a is a neighborhood in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A census town, Manapakkam is located along the Mount-Poonamallee Road in Chennai. It is now a home to many IT companies, like DLF Cybercity Chennai and Larsen & Toubro. Manappakam has beautiful and scenic Adyar River Bank Trail suitable for morning walkers and joggers, it is a 3-km stretch extended till Chennai Airport's secondary Runway Bridge.

Geographic location

Manapakkam is located between Ramapuram and Mugalivakkam in the north, Nandambakkam (part) and Parangimalai in the east, Nandambakkam (part) and Meenambakkam in the south and Kolapakkam in the west.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Manapakkam had a population of 8590. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manapakkam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Manapakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Manapakkam is 5.3 kilometres from Guindy and 5.2 km from Porur. Bus services operated by MTC connect Kundrathur, Porur, and Saidapet.

The nearest railway station is Guindy railway station.

Educational institutions

CBSE affiliated schools

• Lalaji Memorial Omega International school
• St. Francis International School
• Velammal Bodhi Campus