Periamet

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Periamet பெரியமேடு
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13°05′01″N 80°16′05″E / 13.083658°N 80.267952°E / 13.083658; 80.267952
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Zone	Royapuram
Talukas	Purasaiwalkam
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600003
Telephone code	044
Planning agency	CMDA
City	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai North
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation

Periamet, also known as Periyampet natively spelt as Periyamedu^{[note 1]}, is one of the most important neighborhoods in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India

Periamet is located near Chennai Central Railway Station

Periamet is known for commercial leather hub. It has many leather trading offices and leather shoe shops. Proximity to Chennai Central Railway Station makes this place famous and hence many hotels and lodges are operating successfully. The commercial activity and footfall is also increased due to Nehru Stadium which often hosts sports and games at national & international level.

Periamet Mosque is very famous in Chennai.

Many number of buses ply through Periamet, and Chennai Central Railway Station and Egmore are very near to Periamet.