Royapuram is located towards the north of Chennai and is famous for the Royapuram Railway Station, the country’s first railway station that started operations in in 1856.

Royapuram is home to several governmental organization offices such as the Chennai Port Trust and the Government Home for Destitute Boys. The Robinson Park, renamed as Arignar Anna Poonga, is also situated here. Places of worship located close by are the St Mary’s Church, Kalmandapam Temple and the Kalmandapam Shafia Mosque.

Royapuram is surrounded by areas such as Kolathur, Kilpaukkam, Gopalapuram, Egmore, Choolaimedu, Aminjikarai, Ayanavaram, Alwarpet, Abiramapuram and Anna Nagar. The Chennai International Airport is 25 kilometres from here along the Tiruchirapalli Chennai Highway or Nagapattinam Chennai Highway. The Chennai Railway Station is 6.7 kilometres away along the North Beach Road.

Royapuram real estate is popular for its well-developed social infrastructure. The built up area of property in Royapuram ranges from 975 to 1,881 sq ft. Both plots and apartments are available in the area. The configurations that home buyers can seek are 2 and 3 BHK. There are five plot-based and 19 apartment projects in Royapuram. Royapuram property is priced around Rs 8,650 per sq ft, charged by Casa Grande’s Masseys.

Several good schools are located in the vicinity such as St Theresa Girls School, Sri Saradha Devi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Buddha Higher Secondary School, P A K Palanisamy Primary School, Daniel Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Little Flower Convent. Hospitals situated nearby are Sita Eye Hospital, Stanley Hospital, Swethan Eye Hospital, ESI Hospital, Apollo Hospital, M N Eye Hospital and Government Peripheral Hospital. Banks located nearby are Indian Overseas Bank, Karur Vysya Bank and Indian Bank.