Velacherry Map

Velachery, originally known as Vedashreni, is a fast-developing residential area in South Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.

Velachery is surrounded by IIT Madras in the north-east, Taramani in the east and Adambakkam in the northwest; other neighbouring areas include [ [ Madippakkam]], Guindy, Adyar [disambiguation needed] and Thiruvanmiyur. Most of the neighbourhood is populated with houses. As more and more IT parks are emerging on the Old Mahabalipuram road, IT & working-class people are settling in Velachery. Velachery is one of the fastest developing areas in chennai.