Urapakkam

{{Short description|Suburb of Chennai}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Urapakkam

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| other_name =

| nickname =

| settlement_type = suburb

| image_skyline = File:Urappakkam_Railway_Station.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Urappakkam railway station

| pushpin_map = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|12.8674|N|80.0699|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = India

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Chengalpattu

| subdivision_type3 = Taluk

| subdivision_name3 = Chengalpattu

| subdivision_type4 = Metro

| subdivision_name4 = Chennai Metropolitan Area

| established_title =

| established_date =

| founder =

| named_for =

| government_type =

| governing_body =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_rank =

| area_total_km2 =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 29,122

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| population_footnotes =

| demographics_type1 = Official

| demographics1_title1 = Language

| demographics1_info1 = Tamil

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = Pincode

| postal_code = 603210{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/pincode/tamil-nadu/kanchipuram/urapakkam-pincode-603210.html|title=Urapakkam pincode|work=ABP|access-date=1 June 2024}}

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Urapakkam is a southern suburb of Chennai{{cite web |title=Urapakkam |url=https://www.etamilnadu.org/urapakkam-village-362.html |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=eTamilnadu}} and a panchayat in Chengalpattu district. As per the 2011 census, Urapakkam had a population of 29,122 individuals.{{cite web|url=http://census2011.tn.nic.in/pca2011.aspx |title=Directorate of Census Operations - Tamil Nadu|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217153857/http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |archive-date=17 February 2011 }} It forms part of the Chengalpattu Assembly constituency and Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency.

Urapakkam is located on the National Highway 32.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/stretch-of-gst-road-to-be-widened/article30638002.ece|title=Stretch of GST Road to be widened |date=24 January 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=The Hindu}} It is served by the Urapakkam railway station, which forms part of the South Line of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.{{cite web|title=Southern Railway list of stations|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf|publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems|access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2024|page=1|date=1 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-map-suburban.html|title=Map of Chennai suburban|work=IRFCA|access-date=1 June 2024}}

Kilambakkam bus terminus is located within 2 kms from Urapakkam.