Women's PGfrom ₹7,000
Padur
ChennaiOMR south603103
The affordable end of the corridor, and a commute decision rather than a preference.
HITS anchors the local rental market and prices here sit at the lowest band on OMR. From Padur, the northern office cluster at peak hour is a different order of journey. That's a maths question, not a taste question.
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01 — Find your place
Now, find somewhere that fits you.
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02 — What it costs
What you'll
actually pay
Most people in Padur pay ₹6,500–8,500 a month — the middle half of 113 room prices owners have listed with us.
- SingleMost pay ₹7,000–10,000median ₹8,000
- DoubleMost pay ₹7,500–9,000median ₹7,600
- TripleMost pay ₹6,500–8,000median ₹7,000
- 4 sharingMost pay ₹6,000–7,500median ₹6,750
Your deposit
A PG cannot ask you for more than three months' rent as a deposit, and must return it within one month of you moving out.
Section 11, Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017. On a ₹7,200 room that caps the deposit at ₹21,600. General information, not legal advice.
Read the Act03 — At a glance
Padur in a minute
HITS is here
Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science sits on OMR at Padur and anchors the local student rental market.
The affordable end of the corridor
Padur and Kelambakkam sit at the lowest price band on OMR, which is the main reason people look this far south.
Quiet, and quiet early
Food, autos and shops thin out noticeably after about 9pm compared with anywhere north of Sholinganallur.
Padur1HITS2SIPCOT, Siruseri3ELCOT SEZ, Sholinganallur4Tidel Park, Taramani5Kelambakkam
© OpenStreetMap · © CARTO04 — Getting to work
How long it actually takes
Peak-hour times, measured rather than estimated.
- 1HITSWalk / share auto2 min · 900 m
- 2SIPCOT, SiruseriBus or shuttle, OMR north8 min · 4.1 km
- 3ELCOT SEZ, SholinganallurBus, OMR north33 min · 14 km
- 4Tidel Park, TaramaniBus or cab, OMR north48 min · 23 km
- 5KelambakkamShare auto, south1 min · 100 m
05 — The practical stuff
Water, power and the monsoon
Water sourceLargely borewell- and tanker-fed. Ask about storage capacity as well as source, since that's what carries a building through summer.
Power backupAsk what the backup runs and whether it covers the water pump.
MonsoonDecember 2023 is the corridor's benchmark event. Ask the owner and a neighbour what happened here that month.
06 — The neighbourhood
What's around Padur?
A university, the road north to SIPCOT, and the coast to the east.
HITS and the campuses nearby
HITS is the anchor, with SSN and Shiv Nadar a short way south at Kalavakkam and VIT at Kelambakkam. This stretch is denser in campuses than in offices.
Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science on OMR
SSN College of Engineering Kalavakkam, south
VIT Chennai Kelambakkam
SIPCOT, north
The nearest large employment cluster is SIPCOT at Siruseri. Anything further north is a substantially longer journey, which is the central fact about renting here.
SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri north
ELCOT SEZ, Sholinganallur further north
Day-to-day
Shops, messes and pharmacies cluster near the campus and along the service road, most of them on student timings.
Padur service road shops provisions and messes
Kelambakkam junction larger market, south
07 — Good to know
Before you choose a place in Padur
01Do the commute maths properlyThe reported difference between the deep-south and near-north stretches of the corridor is around thirty minutes each way at peak hour. Multiply that by ten trips a week before you decide the rent saving is worth it.
02Student PG or working PG?Much of the local market is built around HITS timings: earlier gates, fixed meals, semester leases. If you're working IT shifts, check the PG actually suits that before signing.
03Check what's open at 9pm, and ask about water storageFood, share autos and shops thin out early this far south. The stretch is largely borewell- and tanker-fed, so storage capacity matters more than source in summer.
08 — Nearby
Discover more areas around Padur
This end of the corridor is cheaper, quieter, and further from everything north.
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Answers
Padur, answered
Is Padur too far to commute to OMR offices?
It depends entirely on which office. SIPCOT at Siruseri is a short journey north. The Sholinganallur cluster is a real commute, and Taramani or Perungudi is a long one. The reported gap between the deep-south and near-north stretches is around thirty minutes each way at peak hour.
Is Padur cheap compared with the rest of OMR?
It sits in the lowest price band on the corridor along with Kelambakkam. The rent section above shows the actual distribution by sharing configuration with sample sizes, which is a fairer comparison than any headline average.
Will the metro reach Padur?
Not on the current Corridor 3 alignment, which terminates at Siruseri SIPCOT to the north and is itself tracking to 2027. From Padur, the metro will be something you travel to rather than something at your doorstep.