Cheyyur

Cheyyur is a town situated 29 km from Madurantakam, Chengalpattu in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town has been called different names previously, including Jayamkonda Chola Nallur, Veerarajendra Nallur, Jayamkonda-Cholapuram, Seyyur, Seigaiyampathy, and Valavappuri. The region was initially comprised of thick timberlands, which were utilized for creature chasing by the Chola lords. Today, Cheyyur is a residential community encompassed by four sub-territories: North, East, South and West Cheyyur.

It is a local center point to numerous remote towns in the town's encompassing territory and contains a Taluk Office territorial treasury focus alongside banks and ATMs. The city of Cheyyur is available by open transport from Madurantagam. A week by week advertise called "Sandhai" is facilitated in Cheyyur each Thursday. Individuals living in and around Cheyyur town are for the most part engaged with different exercises, for example, angling and horticulture. The town is known for the early reception of Christianity.

The Our Lady of Good Voyage Church was built up in 1716 and is one of the standing relics of the preacher benefits here. Nearby preachers have added to the financial and scholastic advancement of Cheyyur through beginning or supporting schools and ability improvement focuses and in addition the arrangement of restorative administrations. Likewise, there is a Protestant church spoken to by the Church of South India in Asia and a Pentecostal church spoken to by Assemblies of God. Cheyyur AG Church was built up in 1993 under the charge of Pastor Stephen Pal.