Tiruvottriyur (Thiruvottiyur or TVT) is a neighbourhood in North Chennai, administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation. It is part of the Tondiarpet division, located to the north of Chennai city. It is one of the 15 administrative zones in Greater Chennai Corporation. The zone is named to be Zone 1 (Tiruvottriyur).
Tiruvottriyur is one of the oldest habitations by the sea and has a diverse residential population due to the industrial units, trading activity and nearby fishing hamlets. The area is easily accessible by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses from across the city and has a bus terminus. The area is also served by the Tiruvottiyur railway junction of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. As of 2011, the neighbourhood had a population of 249,446.
History
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 15,919 | — |
| 2001 | 212,281 | +1233.5% |
| 2011 | 249,446 | +17.5% |
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Along with Avadi, Ambattur, Sembium, Ennore, Tiruvottiyur is part of the “auto belt” in the city’s industrial north and west regions that developed when the automobile industry developed in Madras during the early post-World War II years. In April 2018, the state government transferred Tiruvottriyur to an expanded Chennai district.
Geography
Tiruvottiyur is located at 13.16°N 80.3°E. It is an esplanade located on the shores of Bay of Bengal. Sea encroachment was a major problem for fishermen before the building of Groynes started in 2004. The groynes, put up over a length of 4 km, vary in length from 165–300 metres each. Their height is four meters above the mean sea level. After a few years, some acres have been reclaimed with the formation of a beach as predicted.
As of 2018, Tiruvottiyur zone, along with the Tondiarpet zone, has a green cover of under 10 percent, below the city’s 14.9 percent average. This was chiefly because of numerous industrial units, mills, power plants, refineries, fishing harbour and docks.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Tiruvottiyur had a population of 249,446 with a ratio of 991 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 26,903 were under the age of six, constituting 13,782 males and 13,121 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 14.16% and .2% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the town was 79.03%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 63862 households. There were a total of 94,000 workers, comprising 451 cultivators, 509 main agricultural labourers, 1,568 in house hold industries, 78,522 other workers, 12,950 marginal workers, 163 marginal cultivators, 136 marginal agricultural labourers, 612 marginal workers in household industries and 12,039 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Tiruvottiyur had 83.7% Hindus, 6.93% Muslims, 8.56% Christians, 0.07% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.15% Jains, 0.52% following other religions and 0.03% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.
During 2001–2011, the population of Tiruvottiyur rose to 248,059, registering a decadal growth of 17 percent.
Politics
Thiruvottiyur (state assembly constituency) is part of Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency). Tiruvotriyur K P Shankar (from DMK) is the Member of Legislative Assembly from Thiruvottiyur in the 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly elected on 7th May 2021.
Economy
Larger employers in Tiruvottiyur include Royal Enfield, based in Tiruvottiyur for decades, and ITC.
Thiruvottiyur is one of the heavily populated locations in Chennai. It has few major industrial establishments. The city is supported by numerous small-scale industries. A majority of the city’s population are reliant on these industries for their daily labor. Apart from industries the other primary source of income for the people is business. The fishing industry is also significant.
Landmarks
The tower of Thiyagarajaswamy Temple as seen from the Theppakulam (temple pond)
- Thiyagarajaswamy Temple (Vadivudaiamman Temple)
- Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Transport
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Road
Thiruvottiyur MTC Bus Depot was formed in 1975. Tiruvottiyur has two bus depots: Thiruvottiyur and Tollgate bus depot. There are buses operated from here to all over Chennai and also a few limited services which run to various parts of Tamil Nadu state. There is a bus available to Parrys corner every ten minutes through different routes. Also this part of the city is supported by a good amount of auto rickshaws and share autos. Due to the delayed road-widening project, traffic congestion is common in Theradi during peak hours.
Rail
Thiruvottriyur is located at the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi suburban line of Chennai. The number of train services on this route are quite frequent. The blue line of Chennai Metro is extended up to Wimco Nagar in Thiruvottriyur which is up and running. Chennai Metro Thiruvottriyur has two rail stations, one at Thiruvottriyur and the other at Wimco nagar.
The Blue Line of the Chennai Metro Rail runs through the neighbourhood, which is served by two stations, viz. Tiruvottriyur and Tiruvottriyur Theradi.