Ayappakkam
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ayapakkam
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map_caption = Ayapakkam(Chennai)
| coordinates = {{coord|13|06|16|N|80|07|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Thiruvallur
| subdivision_type3 = Taluka
| subdivision_name3 = Avadi taluk
| subdivision_type4 = Metro
| subdivision_name4 = Chennai
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| unit_pref = Metric
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 600 077
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-044
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| population_total = 28630
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_demonym = Chennaities
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Tamil
| registration_plate = TN 12 (RTO, Poonamallee)
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| blank1_info_sec1 = Sriperumbudur
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| blank2_info_sec2 = Maduravoyal (state assembly constituency)
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Ayappakkam is a Western suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Ayapakkam is currently a village panchayat surrounded by Thiruverkadu municipality, Avadi corporation and Greater Chennai Corporations.
Location
Situated between Ambattur Industrial Estate, Avadi and Thiruverkadu, Ayappakkam developed as a residential area from 1990, after Tamil Nadu Housing Board quarters came up. Unlike Ambattur (houses more industrial units), Ayappakkam is predominantly a residential area and it connects with the city, via Anna Nagar, Mogappair, Nolambur, Athipet and Maduravoyal, through Poonamallee High Road, Chennai-Tiruvallur High (CTH) Road and Ambattur Industrial Estate Road.
Demographics
=Population=
In the 2011 census, Ayappakkam had a population of 28,630.{{Cite web|title=NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Thiruvallur: Ambattur|publisher=National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=01&tslcode=008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425050851/http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=01&tslcode=008|archive-date=25 April 2013|url-status=live}}
Transport
= Railways =
Annanur railway station is connected with the northern part of Ayapakkam. There are suburban trains that cross this station which travel between Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Arakonam, Thiruvallur, Tiruthani and Velachery. Some trains that originate from Avadi have an EMU Shed, which handles the majority of the suburban train operations on the Northern and Western line.{{Cite web |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,3,724,726,733,745 |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 January 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528151636/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,3,724,726,733,745 |url-status=dead }}
= Roadways =
== Chennai–Tiruttani highway ==
It is about 1.5 km from Dunlop - Ambattur Police station junction via Chennai–Thiruvallur High Road, which is accessible from EVR Periyar Salai via Vanagaram - Ambattur, Athipet Road.
Chennai Bypass is located about 3 km from Ayapakkam and can be reached via Athipet Ambattur.
==MTC Bus Terminus==
Several bus services to and from Ayapakkam connects it to Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (Koyambedu), Thiruverkadu and Ambattur Industrial Estate nearby.
Recreation
Camp Tonakela Association, formed in the year 1938, is located in South end of Thirumulaivoyal, North of Ayapakkam.http://www.camptonakela.com/index.htm{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Paruthipattu Lake, which has been restored as eco-park and opened to public on 21 June 2019, is nearby.
In addition, Maharaja Royal Club at the adjacent area Ayanambakkam, which is a paid recreation facility which has sports courts and swimming pools.