Valasaravakkam is a municipality in the Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu. The area is under the Poonamallee Taluk. It is 15 kilometres from the centre of Chennai. Valasaravakkam is well connected to the rest of the city via Arcot Road, which is an arterial road in Chennai. Areas such as Ashok Nagar, Arumbakkam, Mogappair, Porur, K K Nagar, Iyappanthangal, Mugalivakkam, Nandambakkam and Manapakkam surround Valasaravakkam.
Valasaravakkam is favourably situated from the industrial areas of Chennai which is why developers have shown interest in building residential projects here.
A number of good schools and hospitals are located in Valasaravakkam. Reputed educational institutes situated here are Lamech School, Pon Vidyashram School, The Holy Cross Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sri Saraswathy Vidhyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman Higher Secondary School and Devi Academy School. Hospitals situated in the vicinity include Dr AJ Doss Hospital, General Cariappa Higher Secondary School, Aravind Sai Eye Hospital, Banu Baby Clinic, Dr Ashok Narayanan Clinic and Vasan Ortho Care Clinic. Banks like Indian Bank, South Indian Bank and Corporation Bank have their branches located in the vicinity.