Avadi taluk

{{Short description|Township of Tiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu}}

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Avadi taluk is a taluk, or township, of Tiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The administrative center of the township is Avadi, a neighbourhood of Chennai. The Avadi taluk comes under the Chennai Metropolitan Area.

Avadi, Pattabiram, Thiruninravur are some of the important areas that fall under the jurisdiction of Avadi taluk. The township was formed from Poonamallee taluk and Ambattur taluk in 2015.{{cite news|title=தமிழகத்தில் 15 புதிய தாலுகாக்கள்: ஜெ. அறிவிப்பு|url=http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tamilnadu/tn-creates-15-new-taluks-2-integrated-judicial-complexes-208267.html|access-date=26 February 2017|publisher=oneindia tamil|date=11 August 2014}}^,{{cite news|title=Avadi missing from list of taluks on poll website|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Avadi-missing-from-list-of-taluks-on-poll-website/articleshow/51690355.cms|access-date=26 February 2017|work=The Times of India|date=5 April 2017}}