Sivapuram | |
Nickname: | Sivapuram Colony |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 13.05°N 79.74°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thiruvallur |
Subdivision Type3: | Metropolitan area |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 601204 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Sivapuram, also called Sivapuram Colony) is a small village/hamlet in Minjur block in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It comes under Aladu Panchayath. It is located 45 kilometers west of the district headquarters Tiruvallur, 1 km from Minjur and 34 kilometers from the state capital Chennai. PIN for Sivapuram is 601204 and postal head office is Ponneri.[1]
Sivapuram comes under Ponneri state constituency and Tiruvallur parliament constituency.
Ponneri, Ambattur, Chennai and Tiruvallur are the nearby cities to Sivapuram.
1000 years old Shri Rajarajeswaramudaiya Mahadevar Temple built by King Raja Raja Cholan is situated in Sivapuram. It is now maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.[2]
Sivapuram lies on the road from Thiruvallur to Thakkolam. The nearest railway station is Ponneri.