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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Alapakkam<br />
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood <br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Alapakkam(Chennai) <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.0490|N|80.1673|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = India<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chennai district|Chennai]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Maduravoyal Taluk<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Chennai<br />
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| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 600 116<br />
| registration_plate = TN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West) <br />
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'''Alapakkam''' ({{IPA-ta|aːlappaːkkam|lang}}) is a neighbourhood in western [[Chennai]]. It belongs to Central Chennai Revenue Division of [[Chennai district]]. It is surrounded by [[Porur]], [[Valasaravakkam]] and [[Maduravoyal]]. It is part of [[Chennai corporation]] under zone 11. Entry in to Alapakkam is through two main roads, that is, [[Arcot Road]] and [[Poonamallee High Road]]. Alapakkam belongs to [[Sriperumbudur]] Lok Sabha constituency and [[Maduravoyal]] assembly constituency.<br />
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==Educational institutions==<br />
Educational institutions in the neighbourhood include:<br />
* Government Higher secondary school <br />
* Chennai Corporation school <br />
* Velammal Vidyalaya School<br />
* Sree Adithya Matriculation School<br />
* Meenakshi Dental College<br />
* Seven Hills Polytechnic<br />
* Muthukumaran Engineering college<br />
* Acharya Shiksha Mandir (Ashtalakshmi Nagar)<br />
*[http://www.deviacademy.ac.in/index.html Devi Academy School] <br />
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== Temples ==<br />
'''Nataraja temple'''<br />
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Nataraja Temple is one of the most famous temple in this area. It is one of the two Nataraja temple in Chennai where Nataraja is worshiped as main deity. Here Maragatha Lingam poojai is daily done two times. People around this area call this temple as ''Chennaiyil Chidambaram'' or ''Chennaiyil Thillai''.<br />
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'''Valliserapaleeshwarar Temple'''{{Cleanup rewrite|2=section|date=February 2017}}<br />
Valliserapaleeshwarar Temple is a native temple of Alappakkam. One of the oldest temple in the region, this temple is related with Vali in Ramayanam. It is said that Vali got the secret powers from Lord Shiva by doing penance here. The deity here is called as Vali-sera-paleeshwarar, which over time changed to Valliserapaleeshwarar.<br />
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== Public utilities ==<br />
* Tasildar Office & E-Seva Maiyam located in Alapakkam behind Perumal koil Street.<br />
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Post Office for Alapakkam is located at Sakthi Nagar, Porur (Off Mount Poonamallee Road).<br />
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* Corporation Office is Zone located at Arcot Road.<br />
*Chennai Metro water and Sewerage Board area office is located at No.8A, Gangai Amman Koil Street, Alapakkam<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre= Alapakkam<br />
|East=[[Valasaravakkam]]<br />
|South=[[Valasaravakkam]]/[[Ramapuram, Chennai|Ramapuram]]<br />
|West=[[Porur]]<br />
|North=[[Maduravoyal]]<br />
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