Chepauk

Chepauk
Neighbourhood
Chepauk MRTS station
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Coordinates: 13°03′49″N 80°16′54″E / 13.0637°N 80.2817°E / 13.0637; 80.2817[1]
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai District
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Body	Greater Chennai Corporation
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600005
Planning agency	CMDA
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation
Website	www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Chepauk is a locality in Chennai, India. The name Chepauk is popularly used to refer to the M. A. Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium, also known as the Chepauk Stadium. It is also home to the Chepauk Palace, built in the Indo-Saracenic style. The University of Madras campus is yet another prominent landmark of Chepauk. The Central Research laboratory is located here. Chepauk's postal index number (PIN) code is 600005. The main roads of Chepauk are Bells Road and Walajah Road.

The University of Madras has its main campus located here.

The Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex was built up at Omandurar Government Estate, also situated on the periphery of Chepauk, which was later converted into a vast multi-speciality government hospital. The Chennai MRTS railway passes through Chepauk and the Chepauk MRTS station is located adjacent to the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.