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Angalaparameswari temple, Cheyyar
Angalaparameswari temple, Cheyyar · Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (1)
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (1) · Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (30)
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (30) · Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vedapureeswarar temple Cheyyar Panorama (1)
Vedapureeswarar temple Cheyyar Panorama (1) · Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (2)
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (2) · Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (15)
Vedapureeswarar temple, Cheyyar (15) · Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cheyyar, India

Cheyyar is a town of 37,802 people in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Population37,802 GeoNames
RegionTamil Nadu
Elevation99 m 325 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportChennai International Airport (MAA) 77 km

About Cheyyar

Cheyyar, officially Tiruvetipuram is a Town in the Tiruvannamalai District in the Tamil Nadu state of South India. The most common name of this town is Cheyyar but it is also referred to as Tiruvetipuram in many government records. The town has an ancient temple called Vedapureeswarar Temple situated on the banks of the river.

From the Wikipedia article Cheyyar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Churches and places of worship1

VedapureeswararCC BY-SA 4.0

Vedapureeswarar

Place of worship · 1.3 km

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Healthcare2

Vinayaka Labs & Diagnostics

Hospital

12/4 Anumandhapettai, Cheyyar Bus Stand, Cheyyar

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Government Hospital, Cheyyar

Hospital

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Map of Cheyyar

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Getting there and nearby towns

Chennai International Airport (MAA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 77 km away.

  • Kanchipuram 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
  • Vellore 53 km northwest, about 53 min by car
  • Vandalūr 64 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Tambaram 70 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Tiruvannamalai 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Pallāvaram 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Avadi 80 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Villupuram 80 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Ambattur 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Puducherry 87 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car

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