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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ayapakkam
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map_caption = Ayapakkam(Chennai)
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvallur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Avadi taluk]]
| subdivision_type4 = Metro
| subdivision_name4 = Chennai
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| unit_pref = Metric
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 600 077
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-044
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| population_total = 28630
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_demonym = Chennaities
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| registration_plate = TN 12 (RTO, Poonamallee)
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|Parliamentary]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sriperumbudur]]
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| blank3_name_sec2 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency
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'''Ayappakkam''' is a Western suburb of [[Chennai]] in [[Thiruvallur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Ayapakkam is currently a village panchayat surrounded by Thiruverkadu municipality, Avadi corporation and Greater Chennai Corporations.

==Location==
Situated between [[Ambattur Industrial Estate]], [[Avadi]] and [[Tiruverkadu|Thiruverkadu]], Ayappakkam developed as a residential area from 1990, after Tamil Nadu Housing Board quarters came up. Unlike Ambattur (houses more industrial units), Ayappakkam is predominantly a residential area and it connects with the city, via Anna Nagar, Mogappair, Nolambur, Athipet and Maduravoyal, through Poonamallee High Road, Chennai-Tiruvallur High (CTH) Road and Ambattur Industrial Estate Road.There is a famous temple named [https://yappe.in/tamil-nadu/chennai/srinivasa-perumal-temple/2174447 sri panchanmuga anjaneyar temple] in ayappa nagar of [[ayappakkam]].

==Demographics==
===Population===
In the 2011 census, Ayappakkam had a population of 28,630.<ref name="NPR-2011-Ambattur">{{Cite web|title=NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Thiruvallur: Ambattur|publisher=National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=01&tslcode=008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425050851/http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=01&tslcode=008|archive-date=25 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Important Landmarks==
A branch of the ICMR (Indian Council Of Medical Research) is located here. Adjacent to it is a branch of the NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau) of India.

== Transport ==

=== Railways ===
[[Annanur railway station]] is connected with the northern part of Ayapakkam. There are suburban trains that cross this station which travel between [[Chennai Central]], [[Chennai Beach]], [[Arakonam]], [[Thiruvallur]], [[Tiruthani]] and [[Velachery]]. Some trains that originate from Avadi have an EMU Shed, which handles the majority of the suburban train operations on the Northern and Western line.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,3,724,726,733,745 |title=Southern Railway Welcomes You |access-date=6 January 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528151636/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,3,724,726,733,745 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Roadways ===

==== Chennai–Tiruttani highway ====
It is about 1.5 km from Dunlop - Ambattur Police station junction via [[Chennai–Thiruvallur High Road]], which is accessible from [[EVR Periyar Salai]] via Vanagaram - Ambattur, Athipet Road.

[[Chennai Bypass]] is located about 3 km from Ayapakkam and can be reached via Athipet [[Ambattur]].

====MTC Bus Terminus====

A small number of buses run from Ayapakkam. It connects it to [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus|Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (Koyambedu)]], Thiruverkadu and [[Ambattur Industrial Estate]] nearby.

== Recreation ==
Camp Tonakela Association, formed in the year 1938, is located in South end of Thirumulaivoyal, North of Ayapakkam.<ref>http://www.camptonakela.com/index.htm{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[Paruthipattu Lake]], which has been restored as eco-park and opened to public on 21 June 2019, is nearby.

In addition, Maharaja Royal Club at the adjacent area Ayanambakkam, which is a paid recreation facility which has sports courts and swimming pools.

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district]]

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EliseMacnaghten at 17:26, 25 January 2026