Chetpet (Chennai)

Chetpet
Chetput
neighbourhood
Chetpet Lake in 2008
Chetpet
Chetpet
Chetpet
Coordinates: 13°04′27″N 80°14′33″E / 13.07412°N 80.24238°E / 13.07412; 80.24238
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
MetroChennai
Government
 • BodyCMDA
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
600 031
Planning agencyCMDA

Chetpet (Tamil: [seːt̪ːupːɐʈːɯ]) is a neighbourhood in the Indian city of Chennai It is served by the Chetpet railway station in the Beach–Tambaram line of Chennai Suburban Railway. Chetpet has a pond between the Chetpet railway station and the Poonamallee High Road, one of the last surviving natural water bodies in the city. It is the locality in Chennai where the mathematician Ramanujan died.

It has a bridge and two subways (Harrington Road and East Spur Tank Road) that provide a way to cross the railway surrounding all 3 sides.