Ambattur is an upcoming suburb of Chennai that is witnessing rapid growth owing to Real Estate Developments in and around the place. Located in the Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, the place to close to areas like Anna Nagar, Padi and Avadi. The NH 205 (Chennai Tiruvallur High Road) and ChennaiKolkata Highway lie at an easy distance from the area. The New Chennai Bypass Road between Maduravoyal and Madhavaram also pass through Ambattur Industrial Estate thus further accentuating the connectivity of the locality. Being a manufacturing hub of Chennai, Ambattur is also witnessing several residential townships that have sprung up in recent times. Ambattur Railway Station is the nearest station that effectively connects the place with adjoining areas. The locality has much mythological importance as Ambattur is one of the 108 Shakti Sthals of India. This prompts a lot of tourists to frequent the place. Housing two main water bodies, the Ambattur Eri and Chithu Oragadam lend a much needed aesthetic sense to the place. Ambattur has come to be known as an Industrial Hub and sports the manufacturing units of several companies like Britannia, Dunlop, TVS etc. Ambattur is also famous as an IT Zone and houses offices of renowned majors like HCL Technologies, TCS, Dell etc. Owing to the presence of many industries and commercial offices, this locality also boasts of a number of recreation and leisure activities that truly contribute towards upgrading the life of its inhabitants.