Velachery taluk

12°58′33″N 80°13′14″E / 12.9758°N 80.2205°E / 12.9758; 80.2205 Velachery taluk is a taluk of the city district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formed in December 2013 from parts of the erstwhile Mambalam-Guindy and Mylapore-Triplicane taluks.^[1] It comprises the neighbourhoods of Besant Nagar, Tharamani, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.

• Mambalam-Guindy taluk

1. Besant Nagar Firka: Kalikundram, Pallipattu, Urur
2. Thiruvanmiyur Firka: Thiruvanmiyur
3. Tharamani Firka: Kaanagam, Tharamani, Velachery (Part 2) [Mylapore-Triplicane taluk]

• Mylapore-Triplicane taluk

1. Velachery Firka: Velachery (Part 2)

References

General

• Taluks of Chennai district

Specific

1. Julie Mariappan (21 December 2013). "Chennai now has 10 taluks, as govt gets close to you". The Times of India.