Pattalam, is a developed residential area in Central Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.

[1][2][3][4] The area is famous for its Hanuman temple which occupies the center of the place;[5] Ellaiamman Temple[6] and Siddhi Buddhi Vinayagar cum Lakshmi Amman Temple,[7] all the above mentioned three temples are under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

It features the largest marketplace in North Chennai.

A very close residence of Choolai getting connected along with the Perambur Barracks road.

The landmark of this place is pattalam manikund ( clock tower),pensioners lane (old military quarters),old Indian army people's are lived there.