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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Kalavasal
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|pushpin_map_caption = Kalavasal, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
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|blank1_info_sec1 = [[Madurai]], Arasaradi, [[S. S. Colony]], [[Arappalayam]], [[Vasantha Nagar, Madurai|Vasantha Nagar]], [[Koodal Nagar, Madurai|Koodal Nagar]], [[Vilangudi, Madurai|Vilangudi]], [[Thathaneri]], [[Simmakkal, Madurai|Simmakkal]], [[South Gate, Madurai|South Gate]] and [[Yanaikkal, Madurai|Yanaikkal]]
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|blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|LS]]
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|blank5_info_sec1 = [[Madurai Central Assembly constituency]]
|blank6_name_sec1 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
|blank6_info_sec1 = [[S. Venkatesan]]
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'''Kalavasal''' is a neighbourhood in [[Madurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in the peninsular [[India]]. It is located at an altitude of about 162 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of {{coord|9|55|49.1|N|78|05|43.8|E}} (i.e., 9.930300°N, 78.095500°E). [[Madurai]], Arasaradi, [[S. S. Colony]], [[Arappalayam]], [[Vasantha Nagar, Madurai|Vasantha Nagar]], [[Koodal Nagar, Madurai|Koodal Nagar]], [[Vilangudi, Madurai|Vilangudi]], [[Thathaneri]], [[Simmakkal, Madurai|Simmakkal]], [[South Gate, Madurai|South Gate]] and [[Yanaikkal, Madurai|Yanaikkal]] are some of the important neighbourhoods of Kalavasal. In order to decongest the traffic near Kalavasal junction, a flyover of 0.75 km long, at a project cost of about ₹54.07 crore is constructed in Kalavasal.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-06-09 |title=Madurai gets its first flyover at Kalavasal |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai-gets-its-first-flyover-at-kalavasal/article31784102.ece |access-date=2023-01-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It is the first of its kind. It is a four-lane flyover.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-06-08 |title=CM inaugurates Kalavasal flyover in Madurai via video conferencing |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-inaugurates-kalavasal-flyover-in-madurai-via-video-conferencing/article31778486.ece |access-date=2023-01-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The purpose of building a flyover here is not met with its usage as fewer commuters use this.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundar |first=S. |date=2020-06-15 |title=Fewer vehicles ply on new flyover at Kalavasal: residents |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/fewer-vehicles-ply-on-new-flyover-at-kalavasal-residents/article31834651.ece |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

Kalavasal area falls under the [[Madurai Central Assembly constituency]]. The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is [[Palanivel Thiagarajan]]. Also, this area belongs to [[Madurai Lok Sabha constituency]]. [[S. Venkatesan]] won the 2019 elections, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kalavasal&params=9_55_49.1_N_78_05_43.8_E_type:city_region:IN]

[[Category:Neighbourhoods and suburbs of Madurai]]

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Brigette13M at 16:52, 25 February 2025