- Teynampet
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
state_name=Tamil Nadu
metro=Chennai
inset_map_marker=yes
native_name=Teynampet
latd = 13.0437
longd=80.2523
altitude=
district=Chennai
parliament_const= Chennai Central
assembly_const= Thousand Lights
taluk= Mylapore-Triplicane
corp_zone= 7| corp_ward= 113
postal_code= 600 018
website=
footnotes = |Teynampet is one of the busiest commercial localities of the city of
Chennai ,India . Neighbouring localities includeAlwarpet ,T.Nagar ,Nandanam , andNungambakkam . Teynampet is alongAnna Salai , the arterial road of Chennai. Teynampet derives it's name from Thennam and pettai (Place of coconut trees) due to the coconut groves that once existed there.Teynampet houses one of the famous
Chennai 's arts and science women's college Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College (more commonly known as SIET). Just opposite to the college is the Seethamal colony, a very quiet, modest residential locality that is in the vicinity ofAnna Salai .All the express, ordinary, and at times, even the out-station buses that ply on
Anna Salai stop at the Teynampet SIET stop.Vellala Teynampet & Ellaiyamman colony are the important residential area which locates opposite to Kamaraj Arangam.
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