Chetput

Chetput is a locality in the Indian city of Chennai. It is served by Chetput railway station in the Beach-Tambaram line of Chennai Suburban Railway. Chetput has a pond between the Chetput railway station and the Poonamallee High Road, one of the last surviving natural water bodies in the city. It is the locality in Chennai where the mathematician Ramanujan died.HistoryAlong with Egmore and Nungambakkam, Chetput is considered one of the original villages merged by the British to form Chennai.EtymologyThe area is named after Namperumal Chettiar, the building contractor and philanthropist who lived in the mid 19th century.DevelopmentUntil recently, the waters of Chetput lake supplied groundwater recharge for the surrounding neighbourhoods.Location – ChetpetChetpet is located at the center of Chennai, not far from Egmore railway station. CMBT is 8 km from Chetpet.Educational institutionsAuxilium Girls Higher Secondary SchoolLady Andal Venkata Subba Rao Matriculation SchoolMadras Christian College Higher Secondary SchoolMadras Christian College Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolMaharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary SchoolSherwood Hall Senior Secondary School The Madras Seva Sadan Higher Secondary SchoolUnion Christian Matriculation Higher Secondary School