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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tambaram
| native name = 
| other name =
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Tambaram railway station.jpg
| image_caption = Tambaram Railway Station of [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]
| pushpin_map = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| coordinates = {{coord|12.93|N|80.12|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3
| subdivision_type4 = [[District]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Chengalpattu]]
| subdivision_type5 = Municipal Corporation
| subdivision_name5 = Tambaram
| subdivision_type6 = [[Metropolitan area|Metro]]
| subdivision_name6 = [[Chennai]]
| governing_body = [[Tambaram Municipal Corporation]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Tambaram
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 600045, 600047 and 600059
| registration_plate = '''TN-11'''
| area_total_km2 = 20.73
| elevation_m = 32
| population_total =
| blank5_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank5_info_sec1 = CMDA
| website = {{URL|www.chennai.tn.nic.in}}
| official_name =
}}
'''Tambaram''' is a suburb of [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is located in the [[Chengalpattu district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Lying on the [[National highways of India|national highway]] connecting Chennai and Trichy, the Grand Southern Trunk Road, the suburb was upgraded as a corporation in 2021. The highway and the [[Rail transport in India|railway]] line between [[Chennai Egmore]] to [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]] stations divide Tambaram into [[East Tambaram]] and [[West Tambaram]]. Tambaram is also home to the [[Tambaram Air Force Station]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. The city is part of the [[Chennai metropolitan area|Chennai Metropolitan Area]].

==History==
The earliest references to Manimangalam in the outskirts of Tambaram are in relation to a battle fought between the [[Western Chalukya]] ruler [[Pulakesin II]] and the [[Pallava]] king [[Narasimhavarman I]]. The [[Rajagopala Perumal Temple]] is one of three Vishnu temples in the town and was constructed by the [[Medieval Cholas]]. The earliest inscriptions mentioning the temple are by [[Rajendra Chola I]] and have been dated to 1056 CE. Rajendra Chola I refers to the temple as ''Kamakoti-Vinnagar'' and ''Thiruvaykulam''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Temples of Kr̥ṣṇa in South India: History, Art, and Traditions in Tamilnāḍu|page=87|first=T.|last=Padmaja|year=2002|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170173984}}</ref>

Originally a camp for the [[British East India Company]] in the late 17th century during the [[Carnatic wars]],<ref name="HolisticDevelopment">{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-12/tamil-nadu/29410307_1_mudichur-main-road-s-r-raja-east-tambaram |title=Tambaram's vote is for holistic development |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927050937/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-12/tamil-nadu/29410307_1_mudichur-main-road-s-r-raja-east-tambaram |archive-date=27 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-05/chennai/28220874_1_tambaram-municipality-e-mani-vision-document |title=Tambaram gets first locality specific vision |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927051024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-05/chennai/28220874_1_tambaram-municipality-e-mani-vision-document |archive-date=27 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Tambaram has its origins in a village of the same name which lay on the outskirts of Chennai city.

Previously a municipality, the neighbourhood was upgraded as a corporation in 2021 by merging Pallavaram, Sembakkam, Pammal and Anakaputhur municipalities.<ref>{{cite news
| last = TNN
| first =
| title = Tamil Nadu: Corporation status for Tambaram, five more municipalities
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 25 August 2021
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/corporation-status-for-tambaram-five-more-municipalities/articleshow/85605899.cms
| access-date = 29-Aug-2021}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|80.41}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|6.54}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|12.25}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.09}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|Gold|0.06}}{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jain]]|pink|0.4}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.26}}}}

According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Tambaram had a population of 174,787 with a sex-ratio of 963 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> A total of 17,535 were under the age of six, constituting 8,869 males and 8,666 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 15.16% and 0.92% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 82.98%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The city had a total of 44,432 households. There were a total of 69,728 workers, comprising 305 cultivators, 385 main agricultural labourers, 663 in house hold industries, 62,011 other workers, 6,364 marginal workers, 143 marginal cultivators, 262 marginal agricultural labourers, 214 marginal workers in household industries and 5,745 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tambaram|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=679765|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144055/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=679765|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> As per the religious census of 2011, Tambaram had 80.41% [[Hindus]], 6.54% [[Muslims]], 12.25% [[Christians]], 0.09% [[Sikhs]], 0.06% [[Buddhists]], 0.4% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.24% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Transport==
===Rail===
The [[Chennai suburban railway]] network operates a suburban [[railway]] service from [[Chennai Beach]] to Tambaram. These lines were electrified as early as November 1931. Southern Railway has set up a coach terminal at Tambaram with pit lines for maintenance, stabling lines and additional platforms.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/19/stories/2008091958470100.htm |title=Front Page : Railways planning new terminal at Tambaram |date=2008-09-19 |access-date=2012-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022221519/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/19/stories/2008091958470100.htm |archive-date=22 October 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Road===
Tambaram is part of the [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)]] bus network, with a bus shelter located outside the Tambaram Railway Station.

A new bus terminus in Tambaram has been under construction since December 2010, when {{convert|4.26|acre}} of land was allocated to the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) to set up a bus terminus. Estimated to cost {{INR}} 56.7 million, it was originally scheduled to be completed by February 2012.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Kumar
| first = N. Vinoth
| title = Tambaram bus terminus nears completion
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Express Group
| date = 5 July 2012
| url = http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article558563.ece
| access-date = 7 Jul 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120706121146/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article558563.ece
| archive-date = 6 July 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref> When it is completed, the MTC is planning to use the new terminus to operate buses especially to fast-growing suburbs around Tambaram, like [[Mannivakkam]] and Ponmar. The second phase of the work is proposed to construct eight more bus shelters.<ref>[http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/tambaram-bus-depot-ahead-of-schedule/266462.html Tambaram bus depot ahead of schedule]{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Karthikeyan
| first = K.
| author2 = P. A. Jebaraj
| title = ASI puts brakes on bus terminus
| newspaper = The Deccan Chronicle
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Deccan Chronicle
| date = 21 June 2012
| url = http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/asi-puts-brakes-bus-terminus-603
| access-date = 7 Jul 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120625002732/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/asi-puts-brakes-bus-terminus-603
| archive-date = 25 June 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

A new flyover was completed in August 2011 connecting Velachery main Road, Tambaram–Mudichur Road and GST Road over the railway track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-17/chennai/29896337_1_tambaram-flyover-mudichur-main-road-e-mani |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707051525/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-17/chennai/29896337_1_tambaram-flyover-mudichur-main-road-e-mani |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-07 |title=Tambaram flyover to open today |date=2011-08-17 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref>

==Governance==
Prior to 1964, Tambaram was a small [[panchayat]]. In 1964 it was constituted as a Grade III Municipality comprising the Village Panchayats of Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur. Due to rapid development and growth of the town commercially and residentially, the Municipality is now classified as a 'Selection Grade Municipality'.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Kalyanaraman
| first = M.
| title = Migration Spurs Suburban Sprawl
| newspaper = The Times of India epaper
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 25 October 2011
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/10/25&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00600&ViewMode=HTML
| access-date = 25 Oct 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130518060156/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2011%2F10%2F25&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00600&ViewMode=HTML
| archive-date = 18 May 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> The extent of the municipality is 20.72 km<sup>2</sup>. The revenue villages under this municipality are Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur. The number of households is 26,333, the number of notified slums is 17 and the number of unnotified slums is 7.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/tambaram/gen_info.htm |title=Welcome to Tambaram Municipality Home Page |publisher=Municipality.tn.gov.in |date=1978-11-15 |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309173119/http://municipality.tn.gov.in/tambaram/gen_info.htm |archive-date=2012-03-09 }}</ref> The Tambaram range comprises forest lands in Nanmangalam, Madurapakkam, Tambaram, Pulikoradu, Kumili, Vandalur, Onnamancherry, Erumaiyur, Vattampakkam and Vadakupattu.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-30/chennai/28183139_1_forest-officials-reserve-forest-encroachments |title=After 14 years, encroachments in Nanmangalam reserve forest removed |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716003841/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-30/chennai/28183139_1_forest-officials-reserve-forest-encroachments |archive-date=16 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2009, Tambaram taluk was trifurcated into Tambaram, Sholinganallur and Alandur taluks. Clubbing all the three taluks, a new revenue division with Tambaram as headquarters was formed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-01/chennai/28196600_1_taluks-tambaram-cuddalore |title=Tambaram trifurcated into 3 taluks |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711171639/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-01/chennai/28196600_1_taluks-tambaram-cuddalore |archive-date=11 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 24 August 2021, Tambaram was upgraded as a [[municipal corporation]], annexing the municipalities of [[Pallavaram]], Chempakkam, [[Pammal]], and [[Anakaputhur]], and many other neighbouring town panchayats and panchayats.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-08-24|title=Tambaram, Kancheepuram to become Municipal Corporations|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tambaram-kancheepuram-to-become-municipal-corporations/article36077265.ece|access-date=2021-08-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Politics==
After the completion of the 2007 [[boundary delimitation|delimitation]] by the [[Election Commission of India]], the Tambaram assembly constituency consists of Tambaram Municipality; Town Panchayats of [[Chitlapakkam]], [[Sembakkam]], [[Madambakkam]], [[Perungalathur]], and [[Peerkankaranai]]; Census Town [[Mudichur]], and Village Panchayats of Tiruvancheri, Kasbapuram, Vengapakkam, Agaramthen, Kovilancheri, Madurapakkam, Kadaperi and Moolacheri in Tambaram taluk in [[Chennai city]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu|url=http://ceotamilnadu.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|access-date=26 November 2012|title=Delimitation Commission Notification - Tamil Nadu|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090619072255/http%3A//ceotamilnadu.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|archive-date=19 June 2009}}</ref> and Tambaram is now under Sriperumbudur Parliamentary constituency.

==Drainage==
Tambaram municipality have a common under ground drainage (UGD) system.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} A {{INR}} 1060 million UGD project has been commissioned but the residents' welfare associations has raised objections to sewage pumping station in the park in Amal Nagar, filing petitions at the Madras High Court.<ref name="HolisticDevelopment"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-10/chennai/28307581_1_three-feet-high-grills-amal-nagar-tambaram-municipality |title=Residents oppose pumping station replacing park in Tambaram |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707153010/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-10/chennai/28307581_1_three-feet-high-grills-amal-nagar-tambaram-municipality |archive-date=7 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Parks==
With the opening of several parks such as Gandhi Park in East Tambaram, Muthurangam Park in West Tambaram, Thirupur Kumaran Park in Selaiyur and Krishna Nagar Park and with the creation of parks at Burma Colony and Bharathi Nagar, the number of parks within the municipality limits has increased to about 18.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/100-yr-old-Tambaram-park-to-get-a-new-lease-of-life/articleshow/7382913.cms | title=100-yr-old Tambaram park to get a new lease of life | date=29 January 2011 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=D | last=Madhavan | access-date=27 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128211710/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/100-yr-old-Tambaram-park-to-get-a-new-lease-of-life/articleshow/7382913.cms | archive-date=28 January 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The park at Ganesh Nagar is currently being upgraded with a tiled footpath, a fountain, concrete seating arrangements, play equipment for children, lighting facilities, water taps and a garden with herbal plants.<ref name="TreesCutToMakeWayForPark">{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-11/chennai/28679415_1_e-mani-tambaram-municipality-mature-tree |title=Trees cut to make way for park in Tambaram |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103074044/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-11/chennai/28679415_1_e-mani-tambaram-municipality-mature-tree |archive-date=3 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Gandhi Park in East Tambaram underwent similar renovation and was opened to public in 2015.

==Libraries==
Tambaram has two major public libraries, the East Tambaram branch and West Tambaram branch.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-11/chennai/28255890_1_tiny-library-branch-library-rare-books |title=East Tambaram library comes apart |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707040919/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-11/chennai/28255890_1_tiny-library-branch-library-rare-books |archive-date=7 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Chennai Om Sri Skandhashramam]]
*[[Nangamangalam Reserve Forest]]
*[[West Tambaram]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

* http://m.tamil.samayam.com/latest-news/state-news/avadi-thambaram-and-pallavaram-to-be-named-corporations/articleshow/57841757.cms
* http://www.maalaimalar.com/News/TopNews/2017/03/26103300/1076069/Tamil-Nadu-Government-Tambaram-AvadipallavaramCorporation.vpf
* http://www.dailythanthi.com/News/State/2017/03/27013506/Improving-the-Quality-of-the-Corporation.vpf
* http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/pallavaram-tambaram-avadi-to-be-corporations/articleshow/57834426.cms
*[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf 2011 Census]

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*Tambaram Jobs.com http://nammatambaram.com

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|Centre= Tambaram
|South=[[Perungalathur]]
|West=[[Mudichur]]
|North=[[Pallavaram]]
}}
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