Oragadam is one of the well developed areas of Chennai. It is located around Grand Western Trunk Road and Grand Southern Trunk Road. The area is considered as the fastest growing in terms of commercial and residential purpose. Oragadam is surrounded by other developed areas, which include Surapet, Sunguvarchatram, Thirunravur,Kanchivakkam, Salamangalam, Mettupalayam, and Orathur.

Connectivity
The area is well-connected to other areas via Grand Western and Southern Trunk Roads. Grand Western Trunk Road connects western and eastern part of the area while Grand Southern Trunk Road connects northern and Southern parts of the area. The highways intersect each other in middle of the Oragadam. In the centre of Oragadam is Oragadam Koot Road Bus Station, which operates bus services to connect it to the neighbouring areas.

Real Estate
Oragadam is highly developed area in terms of residential and commercial projects. Real estate in Oragadam boasts of residential plots and apartments available for rent and sale. The Tamil Nadu government is planning various projects for Oragadam, which will further strengthen its real estate sector.

Social Infrastructure
There are various schools, hospitals, entertainment spots, malls and banks in the area, which make its social infrastructure fully urbanised. Some of the educational institutions in the area include Galskar School and Galskar Nursery & Primary School, Himalayan Nursery & Primary School, NVN Sumu Memorial School near Gandhi High Road and Divine Nursery & Primary School, Morning Star Nursery & Primary School, Ambattur Municipality Middle ZSchool, Sethuhu Bhaskar Higher Secondary School, Smart Kids Play School, Poppeli Raja Government Hr. Sec. School, Shalom Nursery & Pr. School, and Vidya Niketan Matric School.
The area has many high class hospitals and clinics like Mythili Clinic , Nalam Ploy Clinic, Pushpa clinic, Padmavati Nursing Home, St. Lukes Women General Hospital, Shanthi clinic, Siddhalaya Clinic, Care & Cure Pain Clinic etc. along with many Pharmacies.
Being a commercial rich area Oragadam has a lot of ATMs and Banks in its vicinity like Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank, Allahabad Bank, City Union Bank etc. Oragadam also has various Tour & Travels companies, industries, movie theatres and parks in the area.