# Keelkattalai

Keelkattalai (also written as Kilkattalai or Keezhkattalai or "Keellhkattalai") is a suburb of Chennai, India and is part of the Chennai metropolitan area. Formerly a part of Pallavaram Municipality, it was merged into Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021.

## Statistics

As of 2011 Census of India, Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981.
Census Data :
| Year | Population | Male | Female |
| 2001 | 17,440 | 9,243 | 8,197 |
| 2011 | 27,981 | 14,027 | 13,954 |

## History

The name Keelkattalai is derived from the word கீழ் from கிழக்கு (east) and கட்டளை (village) and translates to "The village to the east", with respect to Pallavaram, a Pallava era settlement. Initially, Keelkattalai was incorporated as a village panchayat and on 17 January 1970, it was merged with the Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat, Hasthinapuram Town Panchayat and Nemilichery Panchayat to form the Pallavaram municipality

## Connectivity

Keelkattalai enjoys a well connected road network to major hubs in the city through two arterial roads connecting namely the Medavakkam Main Road and Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road (SH 109). The area is served well by buses serviced by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) to major locations inside the city. Despite having no railway connectivity, Keelkattalai is easily accessible from Pallavaram (Chennai Suburban Railway), St Thomas Mount (Chennai Suburban Railway) and Velachery (MRTS, Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System)

### Bus Routes

This list includes buses originating from Keelkattalai and the ones passing through Keelkattalai bus terminus.
| Route | From | To |
| M14 | NGO Colony | Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) (via Keelkattalai) |
| M18C | Keelkattalai | T.Nagar (via Nanganallur) |
| M1 | Keelkattalai | Thiruvanmiyur (via Velachery) |
| M45E | Keelkattalai | Anna Square (via Velachery) |
| 18D | Keelkattalai | Broadway (via Adambakkam) |
| 76 | Medavakkam Jn (Koot Rd) | CMBT (via Keelkattalai) |
| S12 | Keelkattalai | Velachery |
| S74 | Keelkattalai | Pallavaram Railway Station |

## Recreation
### Attractions

Keelkattalai Lake is the main attraction.

## Social Infrastructure
### Schools

* Apple Kids International Pre-School
* Holy Family Convent Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Matriculation School
* Kiddies Choice Montessori & Kindergarten School
* Vael's vidyashram Global School
* Vel's Higher Secondary School
* Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Baalyaa Senior Secondary School
* Pallavaram Municipality Middle School
* Sai Matriculation higher secondary school

### Hospitals

* Grace Multispeciality Hospital
* Vijayam Hospital
* Divya Hospital

## Government
### Lok Sabha Representative

Keelkattalai is part of Chengalpattu constituency from 2019 Loksabha general election.(Lok Sabha constituency)

### Pallavaram State Assembly Representative

Pallavaram (State Assembly Constituency)

### Pallavaram Municipality Counsilors

| Term | Ward 14 | Ward 15 |
| 2011 -2016 | K.Viswanathan | M Gnanasekaran |

## Upcoming/Proposed infrastructure work

* Three lane, Unidirectional flyover at the Medavakkam Main Road and Radial road intersection
* Chennai Metro Rail station at Keelkattalai (Phase 2)
* Water supply improvement scheme in Pallavaram municipality
* Underground sewerage network in the municipal limits
* Widening of the Medavakkam main road.

## Location in context

Source:
vteAreas of Chennai :
Tirusulam(Airport)
Nanganallur/St. Thomas Mount
Madipakkam/Velachery
Pallavaram/Chromepet
Keelkattalai
Thoraipakkam/ Pallikaranai Wetland
Nanmangalam Reserve Forest/Tambaram
Kovilambakkam/Medavakkam
Pallikaranai :