Overview
Vandalur is a census town and a residential locality in the southern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is a residential neighbourhood situated in the south-western parts of the city of Chennai. This locality has brought under the purview of Chennai Corporation. The locality is also known as the “Entrance Gateway of Chennai City”. It shares its boundaries with some of the prominent areas such as Urapakkam, Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai, Mudichur, Mannivakkam, Irumbuliyur, Sittalapakkam, Guduvanchery, Selaiyur among others. Ganapathy Nagar, Venkatesapuram, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar are some of the largest colonies comes within Vandalur. The locality has the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, which houses some rare species of wild animal. It is merely 6.7 km to the south of developed city Tambaram while the Chennai city is about 36 km away from the locality. Vandalur forms the junction of the Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, connecting the Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST) with Old Mamallapuram Road (OMR). The Outer Ring Road (Vandalur - Minjur) is a major transport corridor has been developed along the periphery of Chennai Metropolitan Area by the CMDA. The Vandalur Flyover to be inaugurated in January 2012 is connecting the east and west side of the Vandalur railway station. Some of the key residential projects in Vandalur are Stepsstone Krishu III, Stepsstone Aalam Krishu Phase III, Aishwaryam Garden, KNR Abirami Webster Village, Vijay Rajas Classic, KR Sai Kiruba etc. among others.

Connectivity
The Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road connects Vandalur to Grand Southern Trunk Road and Old Madras Road. To reach other important areas of the city, one can use alternatives such as Tiruchi-Chennai Highway, Vandalur-Walajabad-Vandalur Road, Railway Station Road as well as the Vandalur Flyover Bridge.
It enjoys excellent connectivity to Chennai International Airport which is situated at a distance of 17.9 km via Chennai-Nagapattinam Highway/Chennai-Trichy Highway.　
Ph-1 of Outer Ring Road connects Vandalur to Nemilicheri whereas Ph-2 connecting Nemilicheri to Minjur is moreover opening up alternatives to connect Vandalur to several parts of the city. 　
A plan for the monorail project between Vandalur and Velachery has also been made. Once this is operational, it will considerably improve access to the city.
The neighbourhood is served by Vandalur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. Perungalathur, Vandalur, Urapakkam, Tambaram are the nearby railway station to Vandalur. However, Vendalur is the nearby railway station situated at a distance of 650 m via Kalaivanar Street. Chennai Central Railway Station (34.7) also lies in the close vicinity.
Airport Metro Station and Meenambakkam Metro Station are not very far from the locality.

Factors for past development
Vandalur’s close proximity to Chennai International Airport along with major IT and Industrial Hubs of the city such as Gateway Office Park, Estancia IT Park, ESPEE IT Park, KRISP IT Park, DLF IT SEZ Park etc. have been a plus point for Vandalur. People who have come to the city for employment within the city are on the lookout for residential places. Apartments for rent in Vandalur finds proposed tenants due to its proximity to the IT corridor and other industries.

Factors for future development
Vandalur is an ideal destination to invest as its affordable property rate and proximity to major IT companies and education institutions. This locality is set to make a good investment destination for many in years to come once the proposed & planned infra will be in place.

Employment hubs near Vandalur
Gateway Office Park (4 km)
KRISP IT Park (11.5 km)
Estancia IT Park (9.1 km)
Chennai One Software Park (21.5 km)
Bristol IT Park (20.5 km)
ESPEE IT Park (21.3 km)
Ascenda IT Park (26.3 km)

Proposed & Planned Infra
There is a plan to extend proposed satellite bus terminus at Kilambakkam near Vandalur on GST Road.
Under-construction Vandalur flyover on the GST road.
Proposed new mofussil bus terminus at Kilambakkam near Vandalur on the GST Road.

Infra Development (Social & Physical)
There are several educational institutions located in and around the region. Many CBSE and matriculation schools have also come up in and around Vandalur. Shalom Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Crescent School, Government High School, St. John's Nursery and Primary School, Kidzee Mannivakkam, Navadurga English Higher Secondary School, AGAPE Montessori, Willy’s Integrated High School, Sri Vishwa Vidyalaya School, Otteri Govt School, Cresent School of Business are some of the prominent schools situated close to Vandalur.

Healthcare facilities are also good in the locality. Some of the prominent hospitals situated in and around Vandalur are Annai Arul Hospital, Hindu Mission Hospital, Bethesda Hospital, Deepam Hospital Ltd, Sayee Speciality Hospital, VN Hospital, Kasthuri Hospital, Jawahar Hospital among others.

The shopping needs of the residents are catered to by malls in Vandalur such as Gold Souk Grande, Ilen, Krishna Shopping Center, Kanishka Shopping Mall, S.S. Shopping to name a few.

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