There is also a 40-foot (12 m) tall Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman temple, where the murti is made of a single green granite stone.

Poondi reservoir, from which drinking water is drawn to Chennai city, is about 9 km (5.6 mi) from Tiruvallur.

He bathed in Hiruthaapanasana Theertham and started the vow of silence (mouna viratham) for one year.

At that time Lord Narayana, intending to test the devotion of the Rishi, came there as an old muni looking very hungry and thirsty.

Saalihothirar asked him to sleep in his own hut..[4] However, there is no historical evidence to back the same, but literature proof can be found in Naalayira Divya Prabandham at the works of Thirumangai Alvar in Periya Tirumoli in Hymn 1058 - 1067, where the Lord Veeraraghava Perumal is addressed as "எவ்வுள் கிடந்தானே" (Evvull Kidanthane).

The town of Pulicat was the earliest Dutch possession in India, founded in 1609; it was ceded to the British in 1825.

Rajendran of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Tiruvallur Municipality Chairman Mrs. Udhayamalar Pon Pandiyan of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) also the Party’s District Deputy Secretary .

Tiruvallur houses many industries including manufacturing facilities of Hindustan Motors, Caterpillar earth-moving equipment, Hanil Lear, Delphi TVS, India Japan Lighting, Kingfisher's brewery division, Style SPA furniture, TI India, TCL, and Mitsubishi.

[10] Tiruvallur is also home to the Pandurangan family of pen makers operating under the brand name Ranga.

[12] The Tamil Nadu government plans to develop a satellite township at Thirumazhisai, a town in Thiruvallur district about 18 km (11 mi) from Tiruvallur.

According to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, it would build on 125.88 hectares (311.05 acres) of land owned by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board, at a cost of ₹2,160 crore (21.6 billion rupees).

[14] The residents of Tiruvallur district who allow their cattle to freely wander on the roads have been warned by the police.

Imprisonment of up to three years and fine up to ₹5,000 are applicable according to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban Areas (Control and Regulation) Act, 1997.

Police have also threatened actions according to the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, in addition the stray cattle would be sent to cow sheds operated by the government.

The authorities of Tiruvallur district have also set up call center to report incidents of stray cattle.

The newly proposed Chennai Peripheral Ring Road from Mamallapuram to Ennore runs through Tiruvallur.

Public bus transport in Tiruvallur is predominantly operated by two government owned corporations.

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) at Poonamallee Depot operates buses from Tiruvallur to various areas of Chennai City, viz.

First long-distance daily bus service was launched by the State Express Transport Corporation from Tiruvallur to Tirunelvel via.

Goudie built the High School with a clock tower in the current location and Opened on 16th May 1895.

Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College The Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, which functioned inside the campus of Madras High Court was bifurcated in the year 2018, and a new campus was built at Pattaraiperumanthur near Tiruvallur.

[18] Despite its positive side, the remote location of the college is widely criticized by its students and visitors.