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Encyclopedia > Arakkonam

Arakkonam is a mid sized town with a population of about 1 lakh. Arrkkonam is a highly heritagious place with many significant places.


The name of the town is believed to have been derived from the Tamil word Arukonam meaning Hexagon, since it has six important places on its six sides.The important places include Kanchipuram, the world crenownedenter for temples, heritage , education, sculpture and silk Tamil may refer to: The Tamil language, which is one of the Dravidian languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ...


Tiruttani, one of six important temples of lord muruga(Arupadai


veedu),tiruvalangadu , one of five holy places of lord shiva


(Panchasabai's),sholinghur, famous for its narasimhaswamy temple


and some more famous places.



There are many industries near arakkonam.It boasts of having the


longest runway of Asia at INS RAJALI, a naval Air base of INdian


Navy,and The only joint junction(Railway) of south India, one among


the two in India.


Many famous industries such as MRF tyres, Ramco cements, L&T's


cements,TVS ,TamilNadu steels,TTL to name a few. Living place of one of the greatest persons of the globe, viz Madhan Kumar.An MP constituency and an MLA constituency too.



With the invent of INS Rajali, finding Hindi speaking people is common. This has provided more oppurtunities for setting up of Fast food restaurants and more...


Railway Station Tel No: +91-4177-224131


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RECRUIT TRAINING CENTRE, ARAKKONAM (T (166 words)
The Recruit Training Centre, Arakkonam has been established near the village called Nagarikuppam by in the year 1988.
The nearest bus stop is at Thakkolam, which is 3 Kms away.
Facility of Suburban trains canĀ  be availed at a distance of 7 Kms away to reach Arakkonam or Chennai, (70 Kms).
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