Royapettah

Royapettah is a centrally located suburb in the city of Chennai, India. It is situated to the west of the famous Marina Beach of Chennai. The locality features one of the developed commercial centres lying adjacent to the Chennai city center.

The locality houses Goudiya Math, an imposing temple structure that makes up one of the popular attractions in the region. Some other attractions located in the vicinity of Royapetah include Parthasarathy Temple and Aamir Mahal. Both of these attractions are housed in the adjacent Triplicane suburbs and at a walking distance from Royapetah.

Due to the close proximity of Royapetah to the city center, the place witness a great lot of activities, mostly commercial, making the entire region one of the busiest places in the city. The township is a flourishing trade and commerce centre. The place features great many establishments encompassing educational institutes, hospitals, business houses, hotels and hospitals. Some reputed educational institutes located in the Royapetah include Queen Mary's College, Lady Willington Training College, Vivekananda College.

Royapetah is provided with certain areas that are inhabited by people and thus form the residential places. Balaji Nagar and Gopalapuram constitute the popular residential areas in the township. There are also a couple of residential colonies like P&T Colony and Lloyds Colony. A number of hospitals and hotels provide services in these regions and beyond. Duraiswami Hospital , Forensic Medicine Hospital and Royapettah Government Hospital are popular institutes located here. Accommodation and catering facilities are provided by a number of budget hotels in the region.

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) head quarters office is also located in Royapettah.

Accessibility

* Royapetah is situated towards the south of the Chennai city center. The distance between Royapetah and city center is a little more than 2 km.
* The Light House Railway Station serves as the regional railway station for Royapetah. The station is located close to the Kamaraj Salai road in the east.
* Chennai Airport grounded at Meenambakkam provides accessibility via airways. The airport is located some 10 km away and towards the south west of Royapetah.
* Chennai Central Railway Station, the premium railway station in Chennai, is less than 4 km away from Royapettah.

Areas under Royapettah

* Azad Nagar
* Gopalapuram
* Balaji Nagar

Places to stay

* Swagath Hotel
* Hotel Maris
* Chola Sheraton
* Savera Hotel
* Days Inn Deccan Plaza
* New Woodlands Hotel
* Ramada Raj Park Inn

Religious Places

* Parthasarathy Temple
* Astana-e-Hussainya (Firmly known as Chota Naksha)
* Thousand Lights Mosque
* Vivekananda House
* Big Mosque
* Mylapore Kappaleswarar Temple
* C.S.I Wesley church

chools

* Wesley Higher Secondary School
* Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Adarsh Vidyalaya
* Adarsh Vidyalaya Branch School
* Sri Venkateswara Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* DAV Gopalapuram
*Smt Malathi Srinivasan Mat Hr Sec School
* V M School
* The Hindu senior sec. School
* The Hindu higher sec. School

Educational Institutions

* The New College