Periamet

Periamet

பெரியமேடு
Periamet பெரியமேடு
Neighbourhood
	Periamet Periamet Periamet
	Coordinates: 13°05′01″N 80°16′05″E / 13.083658°N 80.267952°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Zone	Royapuram
Talukas	Purasaiwalkam
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600003
Telephone code	044
Planning agency	CMDA
City	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai North
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation

Periamet, also known as Periyampet natively spelt as Periyamedu^{[note 1]}, is one of the most important neighborhoods in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India

Location

Periamet is located near Chennai Central Railway Station, very close to the historic Ripon buildings.^[1]

Surroundings

Periamet is known for commercial leather hub. It has many leather trading offices and leather shoe shops. Proximity to Chennai Central Railway Station makes this place famous and hence many hotels and lodges have come after the turn of the century and are operating successfully.^[2] The commercial activity and footfall is also increased due to Nehru Stadium which often hosts sports and games at national & international level.

Periamet Mosque is very famous in Chennai.

Transportation

Many number of buses ply through Periamet, and Chennai Central Railway Station and Egmore are very near to Periamet.

Notes

^ Periamet is the anglicized spelling in British English that was used in the Madras Presidency, and Periyamēḍŭ is the romanized spelling from Tamil script.

References

^ Dc; Chennai. "Leather hub of Chennai needs a complete makeover". The Asian Age. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
^ Mohan, Rochana (1 April 2019). "Chennai: Periamet gets squeezed". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[1] Periamet is the anglicized spelling in British English that was used in the Madras Presidency, and Periyamēḍŭ is the romanized spelling from Tamil script.

[2] Dc; Chennai. "Leather hub of Chennai needs a complete makeover". The Asian Age. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[3] Mohan, Rochana (1 April 2019). "Chennai: Periamet gets squeezed". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

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v t e Chennai district
City	Chennai
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
Revenue divisions	Ambattur Guindy Tondiarpet
Taluks	Alandur Ambattur Aminjikarai Ayanavaram Egmore Guindy Kolathur Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mambalam Mylapore Perambur Purasaiwalkam Sholinganallur Tondiarpet Tiruvottiyur Velachery
Governing body	Greater Chennai Corporation
History	Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Vijayanagar Empire Carnatic Kingdom
Places of interest	Anjaneya Temple Anna Nagar Tower Park Armenian Church Guindy Snake Park Chetput Aeri Park Dr. Annie Besant Park Edward Elliot's Beach Ennore Beach Gandhi Mandapam V.G.P Golden Beach Government Museum Guindy National Park ISKCON Temple Kalikambal Temple Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple (Thiruvottiyur) Kapaleeshwarar Temple Madhavaram Botanical Garden Marina Beach Marundeeswarar Temple Mathur MMDA Park May Day Park Nageshwara Rao Park Natesan Park Nehru Park Panagal Park Parthasarathy Temple People's Park Perambur Flyover Park Periamet Mosque Ravishwarar Temple San Thome Basilica Secretariat Park Semmozhi Poonga St. George's Cathedral St. Thomas Mount Thiru Vi Ka Park Tholkappia Poonga Thousand Lights Mosque Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur Tiruvottiyur Beach Triplicane Big Mosque Vadapalani Andavar Temple Valluvar Kottam Vivekanandar Illam
Universities	Anna University Sri Ramachandra University Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University University of Madras