Formerly known as Chingleput, Chengalpattu is a suburb located approximately 55-km southwest of Chennai. It is located on the NH-45. The locality falls under the Metropolitan Area limits. Some neighbouring localities around Chengalpattu are JCK Nagar, Paranur, Singaperumal Koil and Nenmeli.
Some organisations which have their production plants near Chengalpattu are Tech Mahindra, BMW, Wipro, Ford, Flextronics, Dell, Samsung, Foxconn, Infosys, Pepsi, TVS, Siemens, Nissan Renault, Apollo Tyres and Mahindra R & D.
Chengalpattu is well linked by road, rail and air. Chengalpattu is a railway junction situated on the Main Broad Gauge line. The International Airport is 43.7-km via the Grand Trunk Road from this locality.
Reputed educational institutions in Chengalpattu include Saint Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Brindavan Public School, Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School, Chaturveda Vidya Ganapathi Vedashram, Little Jacky Matriculation Higher Secondary School, and Sri Ramakrishna Mission Boys Higher Secondary School.
Hospitals around the area are JSP Hospital, Beent Hospital, Venkatramana Hospital, Balaji Hospital and Medical College Hospital. Some financial institutions which have their branches in the locality are HDFC Bank, IDBI Bank, Overseas Bank, Canara Bank, Axis Bank and Muthoot Finance.
Due to rapid development in and around the locality, the demand of property for sale in Chengalpattu has been increasing as compared to other places in the city. There is also huge demand for apartments, villas, plots, resale apartment and new apartment in Chengalpattu.