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Royapuram
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Royapuram |
| other_name | |
| settlement_type | neighbourhood |
| image_skyline | Royapuram Fishing Harbour.jpg |
| image_caption | Royapuram fishing harbour |
| pushpin_map | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Tamil Nadu |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Chennai |
| subdivision_type3 | Metro |
| subdivision_name3 | Chennai |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Tamil |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 600 013 |
| registration_plate | TN-04 |
Royapuram is a locality in the northern part of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for its beach, and for Royapuram Railway Station. The station is the first railway station of South India, opening in 1856, and is today the oldest surviving railway station of the Indian subcontinent.
History
The region existed as a well known settlement during the Chola times, but the name Royapuram is derived from a Tamil appellation for St. Peter, Royappa, in connection with St. Peter's Church in the area. The region was originally called Rayarapuram named after the Rayar Kings who rules down South. It is also believed that the British / Anglo Indians settled in this locality were called Rayars, which lent the name Rayarpuram.
From the 14th century, the erstwhile Vijayanagara Rulers controlled this region till the Madras land grant to Francis Day.
Royapuram Railway Station was the first railway station constructed in South India and second railway line in South Asia. The first train service commenced in 1856 from here to Arcot, the then capital of the Carnatic region.
Politics
| Year | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 53.3% 50,647 | 39.1% 37,144 |
| 2001 | 56.8% 44,465 | 39.3% 30,753 |
| 1996 | 35.4% 27,485 | 57.8% 44,893 |
| 1991 | 59.0% 46,218 | 37.8% 29,565 |
| 1989* | 8.0% 6,532 | 46.0% 37,742 |
| 1984 | 50.3% 40,727 | 48.7% 39,432 |
| 1980 | 49.1% 36,455 | 50.3% 37,390 |
| 1977 | 31.3% 22,626 | 33.5% 24,217 |
State assembly politics
Main article: Royapuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Lok Sabha politics
Royapuram assembly constituency is part of Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web |access-date = 2008-10-08 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date = 2006-05-04
References
References
- (25 May 2012). "The train to Royapuram". [[Mint (newspaper).
- Muthiah, S.. (2011-09-11). "Madras miscellany". The Hindu.
- Bureau, The Hindu. (2022-07-06). "Watch {{!}} Inside India’s oldest, surviving railway station". The Hindu.
- Krishnamachari, Suganthy. (2014-08-21). "Madras is not alien". The Hindu.
- "District profile - Chennai district administration- official website.". Chennai.tn.nic.in.
- C S Srinivasachari. (1939). "History of the City of Madras".
- (26 February 2003). "The South's first station". [[The Hindu]].
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