Red Hills, Chennai
Red Hills is a neighbourhood in the northwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The name was derived from the red hills that was mostly present in this area in early stage. The celebration for god Angaala Parameshwari Amman in Padianallur Angaala Parameshwari Temple at the month of March and April also brings great fame to this town.
People of northern and eastern Tiruvallur district demanding for a new district headquartered in Red Hills by bifurcating the large Tiruvallur district.
And also the special business there is paddy and rice selling and buying. It gives a wide range of employment. These businesses are help to Tamil Nadu to fulfill their requirement especially Chennai city. Iyyappan temple in Redhills is famous among Hindus and the CSI church opposite to Iyyappan temple is one of the larger church in the surrounding area. Redhills Lake is named as Puzhal lake and it is a major water reservoir for the city. Vishalayam special school, the only special school at redhills working hard for uplifting lives of special children and mentally challenged children. Two major Government schools are there one for boys and other for girls and also St Mary's school is the most famous and older one.
New District demand
People of northern and eastern Tiruvallur district demanding for a new district headquartered in Red Hills by bifurcating the large Tiruvallur district. Those people consider Red Hills as a gateway of these regions. Where regions like Gummidipoondi, Ponneri, Pazhaverkadu depend on Red Hills rather than current district headquarters Tiruvallur. The two possibilities of creating Red Hills district by bifurcating Tiruvallur district:- Entire region of Ponneri, Gummidipoondi, Avadi, Poonamallee taluks and parts of Uthukkottai taluk.
- Entire region of Ponneri, Gummidipoondi and Uthukkottai taluks.
- To facilitate smooth agricultural activities.
- To ensure balanced development of infrastructure in their region due to its proximity with Chennai city.
- To keep people closer with the government and its services.
- To help government to boost its revenue to maximum from this region.
- To attract investments on manufacturing & logistics sectors.
- To generate new employment opportunities.
- To reduce excess burden on administration of large Tiruvallur district.
- To manage administration of Chennai Metropolitan area.
- To balance the development and ecosystem of Chennai Metropolitan area.
Red Hills Lake
Transport facility
A Redhills bus stand has buses to various parts of Chennai. It is easy to get connected to CMBT, Broadway, Poonamalle, Tambaram and Vandaloor Zoo through bus from Redhills. Many mofussil buses also pass through Redhills.In Phase II of metro Rail, Three lines covering a distance of 63 kilometres have been proposed in the second phase of the network. In that Line 4 is envisioned to be a 22-kilometre route with 8 stations from Moolakadai to Thirumangalam Junction. Stations are planned at: Moolakadai, Vinayagapuram/Teachers Colony, Surapet, Red Hills, Ambattur OT, Maduravoyil Junction, MMM Hospital and Thirumangalam Junction
List of bus routes
Legend: HF- High Frequency Route, NS - Night Service Route, LF - Low Frequency Route| Route | Start | End | Via | HF | NS | LF |
| 57 | V Nagar | Red Hills | Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal | x | x | |
| 57F | High Court | Karanodai | Beach R.S, Stanley, Mint, Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red hills | x | x | |
| A57 | High Court | Padianallur | Beach R.S, Stanley, Mint, Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red hills | |||
| 57A | V Nagar | Aangadu | V Nagar, Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Redhills, Padiyanallur, Nallur X Road, Siruniyam, Aangadu | |||
| 58A | Broadway | Red Hills | V.Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal | x | ||
| 58H | Broadway | New Erumai Vettipalayam | Karanodai, RedHills, V.Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai | |||
| 58G | Broadway | Gnayaru | V.Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai,Puzhal,Redhills,T.K.Pattu | x | ||
| 62 | Avadi | Red Hills | Thirumullaivoyal, Ambathur OT, Pudur, Kallikuppam, Surapedu, Puzhal, Bypass road, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam | x | ||
| 62 | Poonamallee | Red Hills | Karayan chavadi, Seeneerkuppam, Goverdhangiri, Avadi Market, Avadi, Thirumullaivoyal, Ambathur OT, Pudur, Kallikuppam, Puzhal, Bypass road, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam | x | ||
| 62xt | Poonamallee | Padianallur | Karayan chavadi, Seeneerkuppam, Goverdhangiri, Avadi Market, Avadi, Thirumullaivoyal, Ambathur OT, Pudur, Kallikuppam, Puzhal, Bypass road, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam, Red Hills | |||
| 62A | Red Hills | Ambattur I.E | Pudur | |||
| 113 | Guindy Estate | Red Hills | Ashok nagar, Vadapalani, CMBT, Thirumangalam, Anna nagar west, Padi, Thathankuppam, Kolathur, Retteri, Puzhal, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam | x | ||
| 113xt | Guindy Estate | Padianallur | Ashok nagar, Vadapalani, CMBT, Thirumangalam, Anna nagar west, Padi, Thathankuppam, Kolathur, Retteri, Puzhal, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam, Red Hills | |||
| 114 | Red Hills | Vandalur Zoo | Tambaram, Pallavaram, Airport, Guindy, Ashok nagar, Vadapalani, CMBT, Thirumangalam, Anna nagar west, Padi, Thathankuppam, Kolathur, Retteri, Puzhal, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam | x | ||
| 114xt | Padianallur | Tambaram | Tambaram, Pallavaram, Airport, Guindy, Ashok nagar, Vadapalani, CMBT, Thirumangalam, Anna nagar west, Padi, Thathankuppam, Kolathur, Retteri, Puzhal, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam, Red Hills | |||
| 114 cut | Red Hills | Koyambedu Market | Puzhal, Nethaji Circle, Retteri, Thirumangalam | |||
| 114A | Red Hills | Ayanavaram | Puzhal, Nethaji Circle, Retteri, Lucas, ICF | |||
| 114E | Koyambedu market | New Erumai Vettipalayam | Red Hills, Puzhal, Nethaji Circle, Retteri | x | ||
| 114P | Koyambedu Market | Padianallur | Puzhal, Nethaji circle, Retteri, Lucas, Thriumangalam | |||
| 114S | Koyambedu Market | Seemavaram | Thirumangalam, Anna nagar west, Kolathur, Retteri, Puzhal, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam, Red Hills, Padianallur, Sholavaram, Karnodai, Pudhupakkam, Kanniyampalayam, Chinnamadiyoor | |||
| 114T | Padianallur | T.Nagar | Panagal park, Liberty, Power house, Vadapalani Koil, Vadapalani, CMBT, Thirumangalam, Anna nagar west, Kolathur, Retteri, Puzhal, Kavangarai, Ayurveda Ashramam, Red Hills | |||
| 242 | Red Hills | Broadway | Central R.S, Vepery, Doveton, Perambur, Kolathur, Puzhal | x | x | |
| 505 | Thiruvallur | Red Hills | Alamadhi, Tamaraipakkam, Vishnuvakkam, Moolakarai, Ekkadu Kandigai | |||
| 505P | Red Hills | Periyapalayam | Alamadhi, Tamaraipakkam, Vengal, Vadamadurai | x | ||
| 514 | Periyapalayam | CMBT | Lucas, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai,Janappan chathram x road, Bandikavanoor,Kannigaipair | |||
| 532 | Vallalar Nagar | Periyapalayam | Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai, Arani | |||
| 533 | Arani | CMBT | Thirumangalam, Lucas, Kolathur, Kavangarai, Red Hills, Karanodai, Thatchur Koot Road, Siruvapur | |||
| 536 | Pattabiram | Ponneri | Avadi, Ambattur O.T., Pudhur, Puzhal, Red Hills | |||
| 547 | V Nagar | Periyapalayam | Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai, Siruvapuri, Arani | |||
| 547A | V Nagar | Periyapalayam | Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai, Akarambakkam, Arani | |||
| 557 | Broadway | Gummidipoondi | Beach R.S, Mint, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Red Hills, Thachur Koot Road, Puduvayal, Kavarapettai | |||
| 557A | V Nagar | Rettambedu | Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai, Thachur Koot Road, Puduvayal, Kavarapettai | |||
| 557C | Red Hills | Kallur | Karanodai, Thachur Koot Road, Puduvayal, Kavarapettai, Gummidipoondi R.S., Elavur, Kuppam, Chinna Mangodu | |||
| 557M | Red Hills | Madharpakkam | Karanodai, Thachur Koot Road, Puduvayal, Kavarapettai, Gummidipoondi, Equavarpalayam, Pathirivedu | |||
| 558 | V.Nagar | Ponneri | Red Hills, Karanodai | |||
| 558A | RedHills | Minjur | Karanodai | |||
| 558B | Moolakadai | Pazhaverkadu | Madhavaram, Redhills, Karanodai, Ponneri, Kanchivoyal, Thirupalaivanam, Perliyambakkam, Pulicut | |||
| 558L | CMBT | Minjur | Redhills, Karanodai, Ponneri | |||
| 558M | Red Hills | Minjur N.T. | ||||
| 558P | V.Nagar | Perumbedukuppam | Vysarpadi, Moolakadai, Madhavaram, Redhills, Karanodai, Ponneri, Chinnakuvanam, Perumbedu | |||
| 562 | Ambattur Estate | Thandalam | Periyapalayam, Red Hills, Puzhal, Pudur, Ambattur OT | x | ||
| 562A | Red Hills | Sriperumbudur | Puzhal, Pudur, Ambattur OT, Avadi, Karaiyanchavadi, Poonammallee, Irrunkatturkottai | |||
| 562B | Poonamallee | Ponneri | Janappan chathram x Road, Karanodai, Red Hills, Puzhal, Ambattur OT, Avadi, Karaiyanchavadi | |||
| 592 | V Nagar | Periyapalayam | Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai,Janappan Chathram x road, Bandikavanoor,Kannigaipair | |||
| 592A | Red Hills | Uthukkottai | Karanodai, Thatchur Koot road,Kannigaipair, Periyapalayam | |||
| 592V | V Nagar | Vengal | Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai, Poorivakkam | x | ||
| 593 | Broadway | Thandalam | Beach R.S,Stanley, Mint,Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Moolakadai, Puzhal, Red Hills, Karanodai, Periyapalayam |