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{{about|The City of Tambaram is located in the [[Chengalpattu district]] |the local government|Tambaram City Municipal Corporation|other uses|}}
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| area_code          = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-044]]
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| population_total  = 10,08,473
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| population_rank    = Tamil Nadu: [[List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population|6th]]<br />India: [[List of cities in India by population|65th]]
| governing_body                  = [[Tambaram Municipal Corporation]]
| postal_code        = 600043-600048, 600059, 600063, 600064, 600070, 600073 - 600075, 600091, 600100, 600117, 600126, 600127, 600129
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| leader_title      = [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Commissioner]]
| leader_name        = S. Balachander [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1      = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name1      = K. Vasanthakumari ([[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]])
| leader_title2      = [[Deputy mayor|Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name2      = G. Kamaraj ([[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]])
| leader_title3      = [[Parliament of India|National representation]] ([[Lok Sabha|MP]])
| leader_name3      = [[T. R. Baalu|T.R. Baalu]] ([[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]])
| leader_title4      = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|State representation]]&nbsp;([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|MLAs]])
| leader_name4      = [[I. Karunanithi]] ([[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]])<br />[[S. R. Raja|S.R. Raja]] ([[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]])
| registration_plate = [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#TN—Tamil Nadu|TN 11, TN 22, TN 85]] <!-- Expansion of Regional Transport Office districts can be added to the "Governance" Section. -->
| image_skyline      = Tambaram Railway Station Entrance.jpg
| established_title1 = Town incorporated
| established_date1  = 1951<ref name="census1961" />
| established_title2 = City incorporated
| established_date2  = 3 November 2021<ref name="tcmc act" />
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| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=langoff>{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |title=52nd report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2014 to June 2015) |page=132 |date=29 March 2016 |work=Ministry of Minority Affairs (Government of India) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
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'''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]].
 
'''Tambaram''' is a [[City]] in [[Chengalpattu district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name="tcmc act">{{Cite act|index=5|date=2022|legislature=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|title=The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022|url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%205%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627214611/https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/tamil-nadu/2022/Act%20No.%205%20of%202022%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2022-06-27}}</ref> The city is governed by [[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="tm ref5" />
 
== Etymology ==
Tambaram is an ancient town referred to as Taamapuram in an inscription of the 13th century. The word was inscribed on the walls around the [[sanctum sanctorum]] at [[Marundeeswarar Temple, Thirukachur|Marundeeswarar temple]] in Tirukachur village, near [[Chengalpattu]].<ref name=":02">{{cite web |title=Dr.Gift Siromoney's Home Page |url=https://www.cmi.ac.in/gift/Archeaology/arch_tambaramhistory.htm |access-date=2022-02-16 |website=Cmi.ac.in}}</ref>


==History==
==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>
The earliest mention of Tambaram dates back to the 13th century when the word 'Taamapuram' was inscribed on the walls around the [[sanctum sanctorum]] at [[Marundeeswarar Temple, Thirukachur|Marundeeswarar temple]] in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.<ref name=":02"/>
 
=== Old Stone Age ===
The oldest locality in the city is Pallavapuram which is considered one of the oldest inhabited places in South Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Pallavaram changed archeologists’ understanding of burial in South Asia |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/may/31/how-pallavaram-changed-archeologists-understanding-of-burial-in-south-asia-1983990.html |access-date=19 February 2022 |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> Pallavapuram is most commonly known today as [[Pallavaram]].<ref name="Muthiah_2014">{{cite book |last=Muthiah |first=S. |title=Madras Rediscovered |date=2014 |publisher=EastWest |isbn=978-93-84030-28-5 |location=Chennai |page=145 |author-link=S. Muthiah}}</ref>
 
On 13 May 1863, [[Robert Bruce Foote]], a British geologist with the [[Geological Survey of India]] (GSI), discovered a hand axe belonging to the [[Lower Paleolithic|Lower Palaeolithic Age]] at Pallavaram (Pallavapuram).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Muthiah |first1=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbR_LLkqdI8C&dq=stone+tool+5+lakh+year+old+discovered+in+pallavaram&pg=PA196 |title=Madras: The land the people & their governance |year=2008 |isbn=9788183794688}}</ref><ref name="muthiahp129">[[Tambaram Municipal Corporation#Muthiah|Muthiah]], Pg 129</ref> Since then, several Stone Age artefacts have been discovered.<ref name="muthiahp129" /> Most of these artefacts are currently lodged in the [[Government Museum, Chennai|Egmore museum]].<ref name="muthiahp129" />
 
=== Early Medieval Period ===
==== Pallava Dynasty ====
{{Main|Pallava dynasty}}
 
The oldest locality in the city, Pallavapuram, existed during the reign of [[Pallava dynasty|Pallava]] king [[Mahendravarman I]] (600–630 CE). The Pallavas have left titles in early Pallava script at the cave temple in Pallavaram neighbourhood, which dates back to 600 CE. The remains of a cave shrine constructed by the Pallava ruler have been found at Asthana-E-Moula Ali Dargah.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venkat |first=Vaishali R. |date=2014-07-17 |title=Silent presence for 400 years |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/silent-presence-for-400-years/article6221583.ece |access-date=2022-02-16 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
==== Chola Dynasty ====
{{Main|Chola dynasty}}
 
During the reign of [[Later Cholas]], from ninth to twelfth century CE, the region was called Churathur Nadu. Churathur Nadu was named after Thiruchuram, the present-day [[Tirusulam|Trisulam]]. The Churathur Nadu extended from Tambaram in the south to [[Adambakkam]] and [[Alandur]] in the north. The region included the areas of Pammal, Pallavaram, and Thiruneermalai.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 September 2018 |title=Now known for the airport, Tirusulam is actually an ancient, historical part of Puliyur Kottam, aka Chennai |url=https://inmathi.com/2018/09/24/now-known-for-the-airport-tirusulam-is-actually-an-ancient-historical-part-of-puliyur-kottam-aka-chennai/13200/}}</ref><ref name="cmi.ac.in">{{cite web |title=History of Chennai Southern Suburbs |url=https://www.cmi.ac.in/gift/Archeaology/arch_tambaramhistory.htm |access-date=2019-12-01 |website=Cmi.ac.in}}</ref>
 
=== Colonial Period ===
During the [[Carnatic wars]] in the late 17th century, the city was an entrenchment camp for the [[British East India Company]]. During the 17th century, Pallavaram neighborhood of the city remained dependent upon the Portuguese colony of [[San Thome]]. Later, the British established a cantonment at Pallavaram, supplementary to the one at [[St. Thomas Mount]].
 
A [[Wireless base station|wireless station]] was established in the early years of the 20th century. The Madras Aerodrome was opened at Pallavaram in 1929.
 
=== Post-Independence ===
In the 1951 census, Tambaram was classified as a [[Nagar panchayat|Town Panchayat]] for the first time.<ref name="census1961">{{Citation |last=Nambiar |first=P.K. |title=Madras District Census Handbook, Chingleput, Part X-VI, Vol-II, VoI-IX - Census 1961 |date=1965 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31273/download/34454/22102_1961_CHI.pdf |work= |volume= |page=68 |type=Census Report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922224511/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31274/download/34455/22101_1961_CHI.pdf |chapter=General Population Tables—"A" Series |publication-place=Madras |publisher=The Director of Stationery and Printing |archive-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> In 1964, Tambaram Town Panchayat was incorporated as a Grade III Municipality by annexing the Village Panchayats of Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=<nowiki>Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund, Government of Tamil Nadu</nowiki> |title=City Corporate cum Business Plan: Tambaram Municipality |date=October 2007 |url=http://tnuifsl.com/documents/ccpbp/Tambaram.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801144944/http://tnuifsl.com/documents/ccpbp/Tambaram.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite act|type=Government Order (Manuscript)|index=1756|date=1 December 1964|legislature=Department of Rural Development and Local Administration, [[Government of Tamil Nadu|State Government of Tamil Nadu]]}}</ref>
 
Due to rapid development and growth of the town commercially and residentially, the Municipality was classified as a 'Selection Grade Municipality'.<ref name=":0" /> The extent of the municipality was {{cvt|20.72|km2}}. 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="autogenerated12">{{cite web |date=1978-11-15 |title=Welcome to Tambaram Municipality Home Page |url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/tambaram/gen_info.htm |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 |access-date=2012-02-24 |publisher=Municipality.tn.gov.in}}</ref> The Tambaram range comprises forest lands in Nanmangalam, Madurapakkam, Tambaram, Pulikoradu, Kumili, Vandalur, Onnamancherry, Erumaiyur, Vattampakkam and Vadakupattu.<ref>{{cite web |title=After 14 years, encroachments in Nanmangalam reserve forest removed |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-30/chennai/28183139_1_forest-officials-reserve-forest-encroachments |url-status=dead |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 |access-date=18 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</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 news |title=Tambaram trifurcated into 3 taluks |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-01/chennai/28196600_1_taluks-tambaram-cuddalore |url-status=dead |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}}</ref>
 
=== City status ===
 
The [[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]] was established to address administrative challenges stemming from rapid urbanization in the Tambaram region.<ref name="tm ref5">{{cite news |date=5 November 2021 |title=Tambaram, Chennai's southern gateway, now a municipal corporation |language=en |publisher=The News Minute |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tambaram-chennais-southern-gateway-now-municipal-corporation-157263 |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="tm ref4">{{cite news |date=5 November 2021 |title=Tambaram becomes the 20th municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu, Ordinance promulgated |publisher=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/nov/05/tambaram-becomes-the-20th-municipal-corporation-of-tamil-naduordinance-promulgated-2379839.html |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |date= |title=Ordinance issued for formation of Tambaram Corporation |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/11/06062632/1327474/Ordinance-issued-for-formation-of-Tambaram-Corporation.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202104857/https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/11/06062632/1327474/Ordinance-issued-for-formation-of-Tambaram-Corporation.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2021 |access-date=2022-02-16 |website=DTNext.in}}</ref> On 24 August 2021, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for [[Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Tamil Nadu)|Municipal Administration]], [[K. N. Nehru]], announced a proposal in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] to create the corporation by merging five municipalities ([[Anakaputhur]], [[Pallavaram]], [[Pammal]], [[Sembakkam]] and Tambaram), five town panchayats ([[Chitlapakkam]], [[Madambakkam]], [[Perungalathur|Perungaluthur]], [[Peerkankaranai|Peerkangaranai]] and [[Thiruneermalai|Tiruneermalai]]), and 15 villages from the St Thomas Mount Panchayat Union.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-25 |title=Tamil Nadu: Corporation status for Tambaram, five more municipalities |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/corporation-status-for-tambaram-five-more-municipalities/articleshow/85605899.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825055334/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/corporation-status-for-tambaram-five-more-municipalities/articleshow/85605899.cms |archive-date=25 August 2021 |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> However, the inclusion of the villages was halted after the [[Supreme Court of India]] mandated rural local body elections by October 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rural local body polls in 9 districts on Oct. 6, 9 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rural-local-body-polls-in-9-districts-on-oct-6-9/article36444134.ece |access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref> Consequently, these villages were excluded from the final plan. The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act of 2022 formally established Tambaram City under the municipal corporation’s governance, incorporating only the municipalities and town panchayats. The excluded villages are anticipated to merge with the city after their elected term concludes in 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Village panchayats’ merger only in 2026 |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/nov/04/village-panchayats-merger-only-in-2026-2379475.html |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
 
== Geography ==
 
=== Climate ===
Tambaram features a [[Tropical savanna climate|tropical savanna climate with a dry winter]]. Tambaram lies on the [[thermal equator]] and is also coastal, which prevents extreme variation in seasonal temperature. For most of the year, the weather is hot and [[Humidity|humid]]. The hottest part of the year is late May and early June, known locally as ''Agni Nakshatram'' ("fiery star") or as ''Kathiri Veyyil'', with maximum temperatures around {{convert|38|–|42|C|lk=on|F}}. The coolest part of the year is January, with minimum temperatures around {{convert|18|–|20|C|F}}. The lowest temperature recorded is {{convert|15.8|°C|°F|abbr=on}} and highest {{convert|45|°C|°F|abbr=on}}(30 May 2003) both being recorded at the observatory at IMD Numgambakkam.<ref name="Singapore-temp">{{cite web |title=Climate of India |url=http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1111 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006131405/http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1111 |archive-date=6 October 2006 |access-date=4 August 2005 |work=National Environment Agency – Singapore}}</ref><ref name="hightemp">{{cite news |date=31 May 2003 |title=Highest temperature |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/31/stories/2003053104790101.htm |url-status=usurped |access-date=2007-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711171303/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/31/stories/2003053104790101.htm |archive-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>
 
The average annual [[rainfall]] is about {{convert|1400|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The city gets most of its [[season]]al rainfall from the north-east [[monsoon]] winds, from mid-September to mid-December. [[Cyclone]]s in the Bay of Bengal sometimes hit Tambaram. The highest annual rainfall recorded is {{cvt|2,570|mm}} in 2005 for IMD Nungambakkam.<ref>{{cite news |author=T. Ramakrishnan |date=3 January 2006 |title=Entering 2006, city's reservoirs filled to the brim |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010315310300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2007-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228083427/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010315310300.htm |archive-date=28 February 2007}}</ref> The most prevailing winds in Tambaram is the Southwesterly between the end of May to end of September and the Northeasterly during the rest of the year.{{Weather box
| width = auto
| May record high C = 45.0
| Dec record high C = 33.0
| Nov record high C = 35.4
| Oct record high C = 39.4
| Sep record high C = 38.9
| Aug record high C = 40.0
| Jul record high C = 41.1
| year record high C = 45.0
| Jun record high C = 43.3
| Apr record high C = 42.8
| Mar record high C = 41.3
| Feb record high C = 36.7
| Jan record high C = 34.4
| single line = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| May mean C = 32.9
| Jun mean C = 32.4
| Oct high C = 32.1
| Mar mean C = 28.7
| Feb mean C = 26.6
| Jan mean C = 25.2
| year high C = 33.1
| Dec high C = 28.9
| Nov high C = 29.9
| Sep high C = 34.2
| Jan high C = 29.3
| Aug high C = 34.7
| Jul high C = 35.3
| Jun high C = 37.0
| May high C = 37.1
| Apr high C = 34.5
| Mar high C = 32.9
| Apr mean C = 30.9
| year record low C = 13.9
| location = {{align|left|{{ed|:Geography of Chennai}}}} Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India ([[Nungambakkam]]) 1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012
| Jan low C = 21.2
| Aug low C = 25.9
| Jul low C = 26.4
| Jun low C = 27.5
| May low C = 28.0
| Apr low C = 26.6
| Mar low C = 24.2
| Sep low C = 25.6
| Feb low C = 22.2
| year mean C =
| Dec mean C = 25.3
| Nov mean C = 26.5
| Oct mean C = 28.4
| Sep mean C = 29.8
| Aug mean C = 30.3
| Jul mean C = 30.9
| Nov low C = 23.1
| Jun record low C = 20.6
| Dec record low C = 13.9
| Nov record low C = 15.0
| Oct record low C = 16.7
| Sep record low C = 20.6
| Aug record low C = 20.5
| Jul record low C = 21.0
| May record low C = 21.1
| Oct low C = 24.6
| Apr record low C = 20.0
| Mar record low C = 16.7
| Feb record low C = 15.0
| Jan record low C = 13.9
| year low C = 24.8
| Dec low C = 21.9
| Feb high C = 30.9
| rain colour = green
| Jun rain days = 4.0
| Sep rain mm = 147.7
| Mar rain days = 0.3
| Feb rain days = 0.8
| Jan rain days = 1.4
| year rain mm = 1382.9
| Dec rain mm = 177.4
| Nov rain mm = 399.9
| Apr rain days = 0.8
| Oct rain mm = 315.6
| Aug rain mm = 126.8
| Jul rain mm = 103.8
| Jun rain mm = 55.8
| May rain mm = 34.2
| Apr rain mm = 14.4
| Mar rain mm = 3.5
| Aug humidity = 66
| Sep humidity = 71
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jun humidity = 63
| May humidity = 68
| Apr humidity = 70
| Mar humidity = 67
| Feb humidity = 66
| Jan humidity = 67
| year rain days = 58.8
| May rain days = 1.8
| Dec rain days = 5.8
| Nov rain days = 11.5
| Oct rain days = 10.9
| Sep rain days = 7.3
| Aug rain days = 7.7
| Jul rain days = 6.5
| Jul humidity = 65
| Jan rain mm = 25.9
| Feb rain mm = 3.4
| Apr sun = 294.0
| Nov sun = 261.0
| Oct sun = 257.3
| Sep sun = 195.0
| Aug sun = 189.1
| Jul sun = 142.6
| Jun sun = 234.0
| Dec sun = 210.8
| May sun = 300.7
| Mar sun = 291.4
| Feb sun = 240.1
| Jan sun = 232.5
| year humidity = 69
| Dec humidity = 71
| Nov humidity = 76
| Oct humidity = 76
| Jand sun = 7.5
| Sepd sun = 6.5
| source 2 = Japan Meteorological Agency<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=43279 |title=Normals Data|publisher= Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=May 11, 2020 }}</ref>
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]] (sun 1971–2000)<ref name=IMDnormals>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Chennai (Nungambakkam) Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 185–186
| access-date = 2 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M192
| access-date = 2 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDsun>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042602/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Daily%20Normals%20of%20Global%20&%20Diffused%20Radiations%20%201971_2000.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Daily%20Normals%20of%20Global%20&%20Diffused%20Radiations%20%201971_2000.pdf
| title = Table 3 Monthly mean duration of Sun Shine (hours) at different locations in India
| work = Daily Normals of Global & Diffuse Radiation (1971–2000)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M-3
| access-date = 2 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDcityweather>
{{cite web
| url = http://city.imd.gov.in/citywx/extreme/MAR/chennai2.htm
| title = Chennai Climatological Table 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 2 March 2020}}</ref>
| yeard sun = 7.8
| Decd sun = 6.8
| Novd sun = 8.7
| Octd sun = 8.3
| Augd sun = 6.1
| year sun =
| Juld sun = 4.6
| Jund sun = 7.8
| Mayd sun = 9.7
| Aprd sun = 9.8
| Mard sun = 9.4
| Febd sun = 8.5
| source = Indian Meteorological Department
}}
 
=== Water bodies ===
Some of the notable lakes in and around the suburb are [[Chitlapakkam Lake]], [[Pallavaram Lake]] (locally known as Periya eri), Thiruneermalai Lake, Thirupananthal Lake, Peerkankaranai Lake, and Perungalathur Lake.
 
== Government and politics ==
=== Local government ===
{{Main articles|Tambaram City Municipal Corporation}}


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.
Tambaram is governed by the [[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]], which was established on November 3, 2021.<ref name="thehindu.com6">{{Cite news |date=5 November 2021 |title=Gazette notification on Tambaram Municipal Corporation |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/gazette-notification-on-tambaram-municipal-corporation/article37339026.ece}}</ref> The executive authority is vested in [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Corporation Commissioner]].<ref name="thehindu.com6" />


Previously a municipality, the neighbourhood was upgraded as a corporation in 2021 by merging Pallavaram, Sembakkam, Pammal and Anakaputhur municipalities.<ref>{{cite news
The council of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation consists of elected [[councillors]] from each ward. The council is presided over by the mayor who is indirectly elected by the councillors.<ref name="thehindu.com6" /> The mayor is the head of the city government, but the role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the corporation commissioner. The office of the mayor combines a functional role of chairing the city government meeting as well as a ceremonial role associated with being the First Citizen of the city.<ref name="thehindu.com6" /> Deputy mayor is appointed by the mayor for a five-year term.<ref name="thehindu.com6" />
| last = TNN
==== Administration divisions ====
| first =
{{See also|Tambaram City Municipal Corporation#Administrative Divisions|label 1=Administrative Divisions}}
| title = Tamil Nadu: Corporation status for Tambaram, five more municipalities
When Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established on 3 November 2021, it consisted of 70 wards under 5 zones.<ref name="thehindu.com6" />
| newspaper = The Times of India  
==== Current administration ====
  | location = Chennai
At the present, the corporation is governed by [[Secular Progressive Alliance]] which collectively holds 54 out of 70 seats in the council. The opposition is led by [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] which holds 9 seats in the council. The current mayor is Vasanthakumari Kamalakannan, who assumed the position on 4 March 2022. The current deputy mayor is G Kamaraj, who assumed the position on 4 March 2022.
| pages =
 
| language =
=== Law enforcement ===
| publisher = The Times Group
{{Main articles|Tambaram City Police|l1 = Tambaram City Police}}
| date = 25 August 2021
 
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/corporation-status-for-tambaram-five-more-municipalities/articleshow/85605899.cms
On 1 January 2021, the [[Tambaram Police|Tambaram Police Commissionerate]] was established as the city police administration of the City of Tambaram.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-02 |title=Tamil Nadu: Two more police commissionerates opened to crack down on criminals |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-two-more-police-commissionerates-opened-to-crack-down-on-criminals/articleshow/88641853.cms |access-date=2023-09-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-11 |title=Tamil Nadu DGP issues instructions for trifurcation of Greater Chennai Commissionerate |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadu-instructions-trifurcation-greater-chennai-commissionerate-7565536/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
  | access-date = 29-Aug-2021}}</ref>
In September 2021, the government revealed its plans of reforming the [[Greater Chennai Police|Greater Chennai City Police]] and setting up two new commissionerates in Tambaram and Avadi. Subsequently, Director General of Police (DGP) M. Ravi was deputed as special officer to form the Commissionerate. The new Police Commissionerate in Tambaram was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister [[M. K. Stalin]] on 1 January 2022. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Amalraj IPS took over charge as Commissioner of Police of [[Tambaram police commissionerate|Tambaram City Police]].<ref name=":2" />
====Jurisdiction and structure====
The Tambaram police commissionerate functions with two police districts⁠—Tambaram and Pallikaranai, comprising 20 police stations. For ease of administration, Somangalam and Manimangalam police stations from Kancheepuram district along with Otteri, Guduvanchery, Maraimalai Nagar, Thalambur and Kelambakkam police stations from Chengalpattu district have been attached to the Tambaram Police Commissionerate.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 2022 |title=New Police Commissionerates in Tambaram, Avadi opened |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/new-police-commissionerates-in-tambaram-avadi-opened/article38085909.ece}}</ref>
 
=== Urban planning ===
{{See also|Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority}}
 
The [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]] is the nodal agency responsible for planning and development of Tambaram. It is responsible for all the three [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]] in the [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]]—[[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]], [[Avadi Municipal Corporation]], [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] and [[Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Srivathsan |first=A. |date=2013-09-19 |title=Indecisiveness keeps urban projects on hold |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/indecisiveness-keeps-urban-projects-on-hold/article5142863.ece |access-date=2022-03-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
=== Electoral history ===
==== National elections ====
{{See also|Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency|label 1=Sriperumbudur House of the People constituency}}
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="8" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Members of House of the People
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |[[Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency|Sriperumbudur]]
|-
!colspan="2" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Party
!colspan="2" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Alliance
! scope="col" style="width:8em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:1em;" |Member
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Sriperumbudur_Lok_Sabha_constituency#General Elections 2019|2019]]
! style="border-right:0.25px solid black; border-left:0.25px solid black; width:4px; background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
|{{no2|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]}}
! style="border-right:0.25px solid black; border-left:0.25px solid black; width:4px; background:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}};"|
|{{no2|[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]}}
|{{no2|[[T. R. Baalu]]}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Sriperumbudur_Lok_Sabha_constituency#General Elections 2024|2024]]<ref>{{Citation |last=Election Commission of India |title=Parliamentary Constituency 5 - SRIPERUMBUDUR (Tamil Nadu) |work=General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies Results June 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S225.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611020629/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S225.htm |archive-date=11 June 2024 |publisher= |author-link=Election Commission of India}}</ref>
! style="border-right:0.25px solid black; border-left:0.25px solid black; width:4px; background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
|{{no2|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]}}
! style="border-right:0.25px solid black; border-left:0.25px solid black; width:4px; background:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}};"|
|{{no2|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]}}
|{{no2|[[T. R. Baalu]]}}
|-
| colspan="15" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Election Commission of India]]</small>
|}{{clear}}
 
==== State elections ====
{{See also|Pallavaram Assembly constituency|Tambaram Assembly constituency|label 1=Pallavaram Legislative Assembly constituency|label 2=Tambaram Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Members of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |[[Pallavaram Assembly constituency|Pallavaram]]
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |[[Tambaram Assembly constituency|Tambaram]]
|-
!colspan="2" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Party
! scope="col" style="width:8em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:1em;" |Member
!colspan="2" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Party
! scope="col" style="width:8em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:1em;" |Member
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
! style="border-right:0.25px solid black; border-left:0.25px solid black; width:4px; background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
|{{yes2|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]}}
|{{yes2|[[I. Karunanithi]]}}
! style="border-right:0.25px solid black; border-left:0.25px solid black; width:4px; background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
|{{yes2|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]}}
|{{yes2|[[S. R. Raja]]}}
|-
| colspan="15" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Election Commission of India]]</small>
|}{{clear}}
 
==== Local elections ====
{{See also|Tambaram City Municipal Corporation#Electoral history|label 1=Electoral history of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation}}
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="15" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Popular vote
|-
! rowspan="3" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|DMDK]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|- style="height:6px;"
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};"|
|-
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[2022 Tambaram City municipal corporation election|2022]]<ref name=":12">{{Citation |last=Tamil Nadu State Election Commission |title=Municipal City Corporations: Chengalpattu District |date=22 February 2022 |url=https://tnsec.tn.nic.in/tnsec_upload/results/ulbe2022/corp_cpt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406132443/https://tnsec.tn.nic.in/tnsec_upload/results/ulbe2022/corp_cpt.pdf |archive-date=6 April 2023 |author-link=Tamil Nadu State Election Commission}}</ref>
| {{lost|1.05}}
| {{lost|—}}
| {{no2|24.65%}}
| {{no2|—}}
| {{lost|5.98%}}
| {{lost|—}}
| {{yes2|0.79%}}
| {{yes2|—}}
| {{lost|2.62%}}
| {{lost|—}}
| {{yes2|39.92%}}
| {{yes2|—}}
| {{yes2|2.26%}}
| {{yes2|—}}
|-  
| colspan="15" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Tamil Nadu State Election Commission]]</small>
|}{{clear}}
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="15" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Seats
|-
! rowspan="3" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|DMDK]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:0.25px solid black;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|- style="height:6px;"
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};"|
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.25px solid black; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};"|
|-
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Seats
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Seats
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Seats
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Seats
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Seats
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Seats
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Seats
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Abbr|+/-|Swing}}
|-  
! style="text-align:left;" |[[2022 Tambaram City municipal corporation election|2022]]<ref name=":12" />
|{{lost|0}}
|{{lost|—}}
|{{no2|9}}
|{{no2|—}}
|{{lost|0}}
|{{lost|—}}
|{{yes2|1}}
|{{yes2|—}}
|{{lost|0}}
|{{lost|—}}
|{{yes2|50}}
|{{yes2|—}}
|{{yes2|2}}
|{{yes2|—}}
|-
| colspan="15" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Tamil Nadu State Election Commission]]</small>
|}{{clear}}


== Demographics ==
== 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}}}}
{| style="float:right; text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Population
|-
! scope="col" style="width:6em; text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Population
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |2021 (est.)
|960,887
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" | +3.29%
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |2011
|722,982
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" | <small>Source: [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India]]</small>
|}
According to the [[2011 Census of India]] conducted by the [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner]], Tambaram had a population of 722,982, with 364,012 being male and 358,970 being female.<ref name="pop_census_2011">{{cite web |title=Tambaram City Municipal Corporation: Ward-wise Population |url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/tambaram/population-2/ |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref> The 2021 population estimates project the population of Tambaram at 960,887.<ref name="pop_est_2021_hindutamil">{{Cite web |title=தாம்பரம் மாநகராட்சிக்கு அரசாணை வெளியீடு: முதல்கட்டமாக 5 நகராட்சிகள், 5 பேரூராட்சிகள் மட்டுமே இணைப்பு |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/715219-tamabaram-corporation.html |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref><ref name="pop_est_2021_dinamani">{{Cite web |title=தாம்பரம் மாநகராட்சிக்கான அரசாணை வெளியீடு! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2021/sep/12/government-issues-order-for-tambaram-corporation-3697857.html |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref>
 
=== Gender ===
 
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Sex Ratio
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
|
|
! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Relative Difference
|-
! style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Sex Ratio
! style="width:6em; padding-right:0.25em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Tamil Nadu
! scope="col" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |India
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |2011
|986
! style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|{{fluc|-10|maximize}}
|{{fluc|43|maximize}}
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India]]</small>
|}
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Gender Parity in Adult Literacy
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
|
|
! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Relative Difference
|-
! style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Literacy
! style="width:6em; padding-right:0.25em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Tamil Nadu
! scope="col" style="width:6em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |India
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |2011
|0.93
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|{{fluc|0.09|maximize}}
|{{fluc|0.14|maximize}}
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India]]</small>
|}
{{clear}}
 
=== Caste ===
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="9" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Caste
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! colspan="2" |[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SCs]]
! colspan="2" |[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|STs]]
! colspan="2" |[[Other Backward Class|OBCs]]
! colspan="2" |Others
|-
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |2011
|15.09%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|0.57%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|—
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|84.32%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|-
| colspan="9" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India]]</small>
|}{{clear}}
=== Language ===
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="13" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Native Language Speakers
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! colspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
! colspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
! colspan="2" |[[Urdu]]
! colspan="2" |[[Malayalam]]
! colspan="2" |[[Hindi]]
! colspan="2" |[[Kannada]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |2011<ref>{{Citation |last=<nowiki>Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India</nowiki> |title=Table C-16 City: Population by mother tongue (town level), Tamil Nadu - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10259 |work=Census of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925183449/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10259 |url-status= |id=PC11_C16city-33 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |author-link=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref>
|87.02%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|8.14%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|2.37%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|2.10%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|1.44%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|0.77%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India]]</small>
|}{{clear}}
=== Religion ===
{| style="text-align: center; border-spacing: 0;"
|-
! colspan="13" style="background: lavender; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-right:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:none; border-left:1px #aaa solid" |Religion
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em; text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |Year
! colspan="2" |[[Hinduism|Hindus]]
! colspan="2" |[[Christianity|Christians]]
! colspan="2" |[[Islam|Muslims]]
! colspan="2" |[[Jainism|Jains]]
! colspan="2" |[[Sikhism|Sikhs]]
! colspan="2" |[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black;" |%
! scope="col" style="width:4em; border-bottom:1px solid black; padding-right:0.25em;" |{{Nowrap|{{Abbr|±%p.a|per annum change rate}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |2011<ref>{{Citation |last=<nowiki>Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India</nowiki> |title=Primary Census Abstract - By religion, Tamil Nadu - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11356 |work=Census of India |id=PCA_REL-33 |author-link=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref>
|82.97%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|10.23%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|6.47%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|0.19%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|0.05%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|0.03%
| style="padding-right:0.25em;" |—
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align: left; border-top:1px solid black;" |<small>Source: [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India]]</small>
|}{{clear}}
 
== Economy ==
When established, Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was estimated to earn {{INR}} 3 billion in revenue approximately through local bodies connected to it.<ref name="to ref22">{{cite news |last1=Ayyappan |first1=V. |date=25 September 2021 |title=Tamil Nadu: It's going to take more than a name change to make Tambaram a corporation {{!}} Chennai News – Times of India |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-its-going-to-take-more-than-a-name-change-to-make-tambaram-a-corporation/articleshow/86500004.cms |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref>
 
=== Madras Export Processing Zone ===
{{Main|Madras Export Processing Zone}}


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>
Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) is a [[special economic zone]] located on [[Grand Southern Trunk Road|GST Road]], {{convert|6|km|spell=in}} south of [[Chennai International Airport]]. It is one of the seven export processing zones in the country set up by the central government.<ref>{{cite news |last=Narasimhan |first=T. E. |date=23 June 2010 |title=Six new SEZs to come up in TN |newspaper=Business Standard |location=Chennai |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/six-new-sezs-to-come-up-in-tn-110062300014_1.html |access-date=30 Mar 2013}}</ref> It was established in 1984 to promote [[foreign direct investment]], enhance [[International trade|foreign exchange]] earnings, and create greater employment opportunities in the region.<ref name="BS_MEPZNotToAllowMoreITFirms2">{{cite news |date=29 May 2010 |title=MEPZ not to allow more IT firms |newspaper=Business Standard |location=Chennai |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mepz-not-to-allow-more-it-firms-110052900023_1.html |access-date=30 Mar 2013}}</ref>


==Transport==
The zone is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries and caters to the needs of units within the SEZ, in addition to monitoring the functions of 100-percent export-oriented units (EOUs) located in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]], and [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="BS_MEPZPosts25PCGrowth2">{{cite news |last=Menon |first=Ravi |date=8 October 2007 |title=MEPZ posts 25% growth in exports |newspaper=Business Standard |location=Chennai |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mepz-posts-25-growth-in-exports-107100801048_1.html |access-date=30 Mar 2013}}</ref> The zone is headed by a development commissioner.
===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===
Spread over an area of 265 acres (109 hectares),<ref name="BS_MEPZPosts25PCGrowth2" /> MEPZ SEZ is a multi-product zone housing 117 functional units.<ref name="MEPZ_AboutUs2">{{cite web |title=About us |url=http://www.mepz.gov.in/aboutus.asp |access-date=30 Mar 2013 |publisher=MEPZ.gov.in}}</ref> In addition, another 27 units are under various stages of implementation.<ref name="MEPZ_AboutUs2" /> The zone employs over 26,000 people.<ref name="BS_MEPZPosts25PCGrowth2" /> In the manufacturing front, there are 110 SME units in the zone. MEPZ's manufacturing sector employs nearly 20,000 people.<ref name="BS_MEPZPosts25PCGrowth2" /> IT companies housed in the zone include [[Cognizant Technology Solutions]], Computer Sciences Corporation, CSS and HTC Global Services among others.<ref name="BS_MEPZNotToAllowMoreITFirms2" /> About 50 container trucks arrive at and leave the zone every day.<ref name="Hindu_NewGateAtMEPZ2">{{cite news |date=24 March 2013 |title=New gate at Tambaram SEZ to end traffic hassles on GST Road |newspaper=The Hindu |location=Chennai |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/new-gate-at-tambaram-sez-to-end-traffic-hassles-on-gst-road/article4542360.ece |access-date=30 Mar 2013}}</ref>
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
== Culture ==
| 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>
=== Architecture ===


==Governance==
==== Dravidian ====
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&nbsp;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>
===== Medieval Cholas =====


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>
====== Dhenupureeswarar Temple ======
{{Main|Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam)}}


==Politics==
[[Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam)|Dhenupureeswarar Temple]] is also known as Dhenupurisvara, and Thiripureeswarar temple. These names are colloquial name of [[Hindus|Hindu]] deity [[Shiva]]. The temple is located in the area of [[Madambakkam]] and it was built during the reign of [[Parantaka Chola II]] (r. 962–980 CE).<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2003-12-06 |title=The Hindu : Ancient Chola temple at Madambakkam |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/09/26/stories/2003092601940800.htm |access-date=2022-03-06 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206191220/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/09/26/stories/2003092601940800.htm |archive-date=6 December 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==
The [[garbhagriha]], which is Sanskrit equivalent of [[sanctum sanctorum]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hardy |first=Adam |title=Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation: the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition |publisher=Abhinav Publications |year=1995 |isbn=9788170173120}}</ref> houses the primary deity Dhenupureeswara in linga form.<ref name=":4" /> The main [[garbhagriha]] is apsidal in shape and this is a characteristic feature of Shiva Temples built during [[Chola dynasty|Chola Period]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Several gods adorn the walls here |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/jan/16/several-gods-adorn-the-walls-here-1755433.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> This type of [[garbhagriha]] are known as gajaprishta [[Vimana (architectural feature)|vimana]], where "gajaprishta" literally means "back of an elephant" in [[Sanskrit|Samskrit]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grover |first=Satish |title=The Architecture of India (Buddhist and Hindu period) |publisher=Vikas Publishing House |year=1981 |location=New Delhi}}</ref> This type of [[Vimana (architectural feature)|vimana]] here is a separate south-facing [[garbhagriha]] for the Dhenupureeswarar's Consort Goddess Dhenukambal adjacent to the main garbhagriha.
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==
The temple is one of the 163 [[Megalith|megalithic sites]] in the state of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Hindu_NISModifiesExpansionPlan">{{cite news |last=Madhavan |first=D. |date=20 December 2012 |title=National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan |newspaper=The Hindu |publisher=The Hindu |location=Chennai |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/national-institute-of-siddha-modifies-expansion-plan/article4218676.ece |access-date=23 Dec 2012}}</ref> The temple has been declared a monument of national importance under the [[AMASR Act|Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains]] (amendment and validation) 2010 Act.<ref name="legend">{{cite news |author=J. V. Siva Prasanna Kumar |date=3 August 2012 |title=1,000-year-old Chola legacy draws devotees |work=The Asian Age |url=http://archive.asianage.com/chennai/1000-year-old-chola-legacy-draws-devotees-412 |access-date=2014-07-24}}</ref> The temple has been conserved and restored by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{cite news |author=T. Ramakrishnan |date=2 October 2001 |title=Restoring past glory |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/10/02/stories/1302126h.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020122111743/http://hindu.com/thehindu/2001/10/02/stories/1302126h.htm |archive-date=22 January 2002}}</ref>
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.
== Infrastructure ==


==Libraries==
=== Transportation ===
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>
 
==== Rail ====
The [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram Railway Station]] serves as one of the four primary terminals of the [[Indian Railways]] in the [[Chennai metropolitan area|Chennai Metropolitan Area]]. The other three terminals are [[Chennai Central]], [[Chennai Egmore]], [[Chennai Beach]]. The inter-state railway service is provided by [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]] of Indian Railways. The inter-city railway service is provided by [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] operated by Indian Railways.
 
===== Inter-state =====
{{Main|Tambaram railway station|Southern Railway zone}}
 
Similar to [[Chennai Egmore|Chennai Egmore Station]], [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram Railway Station]] provides access to destinations primarily within Tamil Nadu; however, it also handles a few interstate trains.
 
===== Inter-city =====
====== Chennai Suburban Railway ======
{{Main|Chennai Suburban Railway|South Line, Chennai Suburban}}
 
The [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] is a [[commuter rail]] system in the [[Chennai metropolitan area|Chennai Metropolitan Area]], operated by the [[Indian Railways]]. Every day, 160 train services are operated between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, 70 between Tambaram and Chengalpet and 16 between Tambaram and Kancheepuram.<ref name="FundShortageForGuageConversion">{{cite news |last=Madhavan |first=D |date=24 March 2012 |title=Shortage of funds derails gauge conversion works at Tambaram |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |location=Chennai |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-24/chennai/31233546_1_gauge-conversion-broad-gauge-tambaram-station |url-status=dead |access-date=31 Mar 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215015618/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-24/chennai/31233546_1_gauge-conversion-broad-gauge-tambaram-station |archive-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>
 
The City is served by the [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South Line]] of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] which runs between [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]] to [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu]]. The South Line connects Tambaram with seven major interchange stations out of the eight in Chennai Suburban Railway Network.
 
The longest circular train in India runs through Tambaram, connecting the City with [[Chennai Beach]], [[Chennai Egmore|Egmore]], [[Chengalpattu]], [[Kanchipuram]], [[Takkolam]], [[Arakkonam Junction]], [[Tiruvallur]], [[Avadi]], [[Ambattur]], [[Vyasarpadi Jeeva (Chennai Suburban Railway)|Vyasarpadi Jeeva]], [[Washermanpet (Chennai Suburban Railway)|Washermanpet]] and [[Royapuram Railway Station|Royapuram]].
 
== Notable places ==
{{Div col}}
* [[Embassy Group|Embassy]] Splendid IT Park, Pallavaram
* [[Madras Institute of Technology]], Chromepet, Pallavapuram. Former president [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] was a student of this institute.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Chandrasekhar |first1=Chandrakala |date=20 December 2014 |title=The_Hindu-Chromepet of my childhood |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/chromepet-of-my-childhood/article6710955.ece}}</ref>
* [[Madras Christian College]], East Tambaram
* [[Tambaram Air Force Station]], Selaiyur
* [[Thiruneermalai (temple complex)]], one among the 108 Divya desams
* Rettai Pillayar Koil, Pammal
* [[National Institute of Siddha]], Kadapperi, Tambaram
* [[Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Chennai|Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine]], Tambaram Sanatorium, Chitlapakkam
* Government Hospital, Chromepet, Pallavapuram<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government Hospital, Chromepet &#124; Chengalpattu District, Government of Tamilnadu &#124; India |url=https://chengalpattu.nic.in/public-utility/government-hospitalchromepet/ |access-date=19 February 2022 |website=Chengalpattu.nic.in}}</ref>
* Airport Authority of India Signal Office, Iyyappa Nagar, Pammal
* [[Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam)|Dhenupureeswarar Temple]], Madambakkam
* Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, East Tambaram
* Sankara Eye Hospital, Pammal
* Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pammal
* PKS Fishmarket, Nagalkeni, Pammal
* Holy Family Convent Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Keelkattalai, Pallavapuram
* [[Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies]], Pallavaram, Pallavapuram
{{Div col end}}
 
==Gallery==
[[File:Embassy Splendid Tech Zone Pallavaram.jpg|thumb|Embassy Splendid Tech Zone, Pallavaram]]
[[File:MIT ENTRANCE.jpg|thumb|MIT's newly built entrance]]
[[File:Madras Christian College.jpg|thumb|[[Madras Christian College]] entrance]]
[[File:National Institute of Siddha.jpg|thumb|[[National Institute of Siddha]] entrance]]
[[File:Perungalathur Gateway office park.jpg|thumb|Perungalathur Gateway office park]]
[[File:Thiruneermalai Temple.jpg|thumb|Thiruneermalai Temple overlooking the temple pond]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Chennai Om Sri Skandhashramam]]
*[[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]]
*[[Nangamangalam Reserve Forest]]
*[[Tambaram Police]]
*[[West Tambaram]]
*[[Chennai metropolitan area|Chennai Metropolitan Area]]
*[[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]]
*[[List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{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
{{Geographic location
|Centre= Tambaram
|South=[[Perungalathur]]
|West=[[Mudichur]]
|North=[[Pallavaram]]
}}
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This article is about The City of Tambaram is located in the Chengalpattu district. For the local government, see Tambaram City Municipal Corporation. For other uses, see Tambaram (disambiguation).
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Coordinates: 12°55′29.6″N 80°06′00.0″E / 12.924889°N 80.100000°E / 12.924889; 80.100000
Country India
StateFile:TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
MetroChennai Metropolitan Area
DistrictChengalpattu
Town incorporated1951[1]
City incorporated3 November 2021[2]
ClimateTropical Savanna climate
with a Dry Winter (Aw)
Government
 • TypeElected Council–Appointed Commissioner
 • BodyTambaram City Municipal Corporation
 • CommissionerS. Balachander IAS
 • MayorK. Vasanthakumari (DMK)
 • Deputy MayorG. Kamaraj (DMK)
 • National representation (MP)T.R. Baalu (DMK)
 • State representation (MLAs)I. Karunanithi (DMK)
S.R. Raja (DMK)
Area
 • Total87.64 km2 (33.84 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,008,473
 • RankTamil Nadu: 6th
India: 65th
 • Density12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Languages
[4]
 • OfficialTamil
 • Additional officialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PINs
600043-600048, 600059, 600063, 600064, 600070, 600073 - 600075, 600091, 600100, 600117, 600126, 600127, 600129
Area code+91-044
Vehicle RegistrationTN 11, TN 22, TN 85
Law enforcementTambaram City Police
Urban planning agencyCMDA

Tambaram is a City in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The city is governed by Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.[5]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Tambaram is an ancient town referred to as Taamapuram in an inscription of the 13th century. The word was inscribed on the walls around the sanctum sanctorum at Marundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.[6]

History[edit | edit source]

The earliest mention of Tambaram dates back to the 13th century when the word 'Taamapuram' was inscribed on the walls around the sanctum sanctorum at Marundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.[6]

Old Stone Age[edit | edit source]

The oldest locality in the city is Pallavapuram which is considered one of the oldest inhabited places in South Asia.[7] Pallavapuram is most commonly known today as Pallavaram.[8]

On 13 May 1863, Robert Bruce Foote, a British geologist with the Geological Survey of India (GSI), discovered a hand axe belonging to the Lower Palaeolithic Age at Pallavaram (Pallavapuram).[9][10] Since then, several Stone Age artefacts have been discovered.[10] Most of these artefacts are currently lodged in the Egmore museum.[10]

Early Medieval Period[edit | edit source]

Pallava Dynasty[edit | edit source]

Main article: Pallava dynasty

The oldest locality in the city, Pallavapuram, existed during the reign of Pallava king Mahendravarman I (600–630 CE). The Pallavas have left titles in early Pallava script at the cave temple in Pallavaram neighbourhood, which dates back to 600 CE. The remains of a cave shrine constructed by the Pallava ruler have been found at Asthana-E-Moula Ali Dargah.[11]

Chola Dynasty[edit | edit source]

Main article: Chola dynasty

During the reign of Later Cholas, from ninth to twelfth century CE, the region was called Churathur Nadu. Churathur Nadu was named after Thiruchuram, the present-day Trisulam. The Churathur Nadu extended from Tambaram in the south to Adambakkam and Alandur in the north. The region included the areas of Pammal, Pallavaram, and Thiruneermalai.[12][13]

Colonial Period[edit | edit source]

During the Carnatic wars in the late 17th century, the city was an entrenchment camp for the British East India Company. During the 17th century, Pallavaram neighborhood of the city remained dependent upon the Portuguese colony of San Thome. Later, the British established a cantonment at Pallavaram, supplementary to the one at St. Thomas Mount.

A wireless station was established in the early years of the 20th century. The Madras Aerodrome was opened at Pallavaram in 1929.

Post-Independence[edit | edit source]

In the 1951 census, Tambaram was classified as a Town Panchayat for the first time.[1] In 1964, Tambaram Town Panchayat was incorporated as a Grade III Municipality by annexing the Village Panchayats of Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur.[14][15]

Due to rapid development and growth of the town commercially and residentially, the Municipality was classified as a 'Selection Grade Municipality'.[14] The extent of the municipality was 20.72 km2 (8.00 sq mi). 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.[16] The Tambaram range comprises forest lands in Nanmangalam, Madurapakkam, Tambaram, Pulikoradu, Kumili, Vandalur, Onnamancherry, Erumaiyur, Vattampakkam and Vadakupattu.[17]

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.[18]

City status[edit | edit source]

The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established to address administrative challenges stemming from rapid urbanization in the Tambaram region.[5][19][20] On 24 August 2021, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Municipal Administration, K. N. Nehru, announced a proposal in the Legislative Assembly to create the corporation by merging five municipalities (Anakaputhur, Pallavaram, Pammal, Sembakkam and Tambaram), five town panchayats (Chitlapakkam, Madambakkam, Perungaluthur, Peerkangaranai and Tiruneermalai), and 15 villages from the St Thomas Mount Panchayat Union.[21] However, the inclusion of the villages was halted after the Supreme Court of India mandated rural local body elections by October 2021.[22] Consequently, these villages were excluded from the final plan. The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act of 2022 formally established Tambaram City under the municipal corporation’s governance, incorporating only the municipalities and town panchayats. The excluded villages are anticipated to merge with the city after their elected term concludes in 2026.[23]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Climate[edit | edit source]

Tambaram features a tropical savanna climate with a dry winter. Tambaram lies on the thermal equator and is also coastal, which prevents extreme variation in seasonal temperature. For most of the year, the weather is hot and humid. The hottest part of the year is late May and early June, known locally as Agni Nakshatram ("fiery star") or as Kathiri Veyyil, with maximum temperatures around 38–42 °C (100–108 °F). The coolest part of the year is January, with minimum temperatures around 18–20 °C (64–68 °F). The lowest temperature recorded is 15.8 °C (60.4 °F) and highest 45 °C (113 °F)(30 May 2003) both being recorded at the observatory at IMD Numgambakkam.[24][25]

The average annual rainfall is about 1,400 mm (55 in). The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from mid-September to mid-December. Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal sometimes hit Tambaram. The highest annual rainfall recorded is 2,570 mm (101 in) in 2005 for IMD Nungambakkam.[26] The most prevailing winds in Tambaram is the Southwesterly between the end of May to end of September and the Northeasterly during the rest of the year.

Climate data for Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India (Nungambakkam) 1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.4
(93.9) 		36.7
(98.1) 		41.3
(106.3) 		42.8
(109.0) 		45.0
(113.0) 		43.3
(109.9) 		41.1
(106.0) 		40.0
(104.0) 		38.9
(102.0) 		39.4
(102.9) 		35.4
(95.7) 		33.0
(91.4) 		45.0
(113.0)
Average high °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7) 		30.9
(87.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		34.5
(94.1) 		37.1
(98.8) 		37.0
(98.6) 		35.3
(95.5) 		34.7
(94.5) 		34.2
(93.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		28.9
(84.0) 		33.1
(91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.7
(83.7) 		30.9
(87.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.4
(90.3) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.8
(85.6) 		28.4
(83.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.3
(77.5) 		29.0
(84.2)
Average low °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2) 		22.2
(72.0) 		24.2
(75.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.6
(78.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		23.1
(73.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.8
(76.6)
Record low °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.6
(69.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		15.0
(59.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		13.9
(57.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 25.9
(1.02) 		3.4
(0.13) 		3.5
(0.14) 		14.4
(0.57) 		34.2
(1.35) 		55.8
(2.20) 		103.8
(4.09) 		126.8
(4.99) 		147.7
(5.81) 		315.6
(12.43) 		399.9
(15.74) 		177.4
(6.98) 		1,382.9
(54.44)
Average rainy days 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.8 4.0 6.5 7.7 7.3 10.9 11.5 5.8 58.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 67 66 67 70 68 63 65 66 71 76 76 71 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 232.5 240.1 291.4 294.0 300.7 234.0 142.6 189.1 195.0 257.3 261.0 210.8 2,848.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.5 8.5 9.4 9.8 9.7 7.8 4.6 6.1 6.5 8.3 8.7 6.8 7.8
Source 1: Indian Meteorological Department
Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency[27]

Water bodies[edit | edit source]

Some of the notable lakes in and around the suburb are Chitlapakkam Lake, Pallavaram Lake (locally known as Periya eri), Thiruneermalai Lake, Thirupananthal Lake, Peerkankaranai Lake, and Perungalathur Lake.

Government and politics[edit | edit source]

Local government[edit | edit source]

Main article: Tambaram City Municipal Corporation

Tambaram is governed by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, which was established on November 3, 2021.[32] The executive authority is vested in Corporation Commissioner.[32]

The council of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation consists of elected councillors from each ward. The council is presided over by the mayor who is indirectly elected by the councillors.[32] The mayor is the head of the city government, but the role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the corporation commissioner. The office of the mayor combines a functional role of chairing the city government meeting as well as a ceremonial role associated with being the First Citizen of the city.[32] Deputy mayor is appointed by the mayor for a five-year term.[32]

Administration divisions[edit | edit source]

See also: Administrative Divisions

When Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established on 3 November 2021, it consisted of 70 wards under 5 zones.[32]

Current administration[edit | edit source]

At the present, the corporation is governed by Secular Progressive Alliance which collectively holds 54 out of 70 seats in the council. The opposition is led by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which holds 9 seats in the council. The current mayor is Vasanthakumari Kamalakannan, who assumed the position on 4 March 2022. The current deputy mayor is G Kamaraj, who assumed the position on 4 March 2022.

Law enforcement[edit | edit source]

Main article: Tambaram City Police

On 1 January 2021, the Tambaram Police Commissionerate was established as the city police administration of the City of Tambaram.[33][34] In September 2021, the government revealed its plans of reforming the Greater Chennai City Police and setting up two new commissionerates in Tambaram and Avadi. Subsequently, Director General of Police (DGP) M. Ravi was deputed as special officer to form the Commissionerate. The new Police Commissionerate in Tambaram was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on 1 January 2022. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Amalraj IPS took over charge as Commissioner of Police of Tambaram City Police.[35]

Jurisdiction and structure[edit | edit source]

The Tambaram police commissionerate functions with two police districts⁠—Tambaram and Pallikaranai, comprising 20 police stations. For ease of administration, Somangalam and Manimangalam police stations from Kancheepuram district along with Otteri, Guduvanchery, Maraimalai Nagar, Thalambur and Kelambakkam police stations from Chengalpattu district have been attached to the Tambaram Police Commissionerate.[36]

Urban planning[edit | edit source]

See also: Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

The CMDA is the nodal agency responsible for planning and development of Tambaram. It is responsible for all the three Municipal Corporation in the Chennai Metropolitan Area—Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, Avadi Municipal Corporation, Greater Chennai Corporation and Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation.[37]

Electoral history[edit | edit source]

National elections[edit | edit source]

See also: Sriperumbudur House of the People constituency
Members of House of the People
Year Sriperumbudur
Party Alliance Member
2019 DMK UPA T. R. Baalu
2024[38] DMK INDIA T. R. Baalu
Source: Election Commission of India

State elections[edit | edit source]

See also: Pallavaram Legislative Assembly constituency and Tambaram Legislative Assembly constituency
Members of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Year Pallavaram Tambaram
Party Member Party Member
2021 DMK I. Karunanithi DMK S. R. Raja
Source: Election Commission of India

Local elections[edit | edit source]

See also: Electoral history of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation
Popular vote
Year AAP AIADMK BJP CPI(M) DMDK DMK INC
Votes +/- Votes +/- Votes +/- Votes +/- Votes +/- Votes +/- Votes +/-
2022[39] 1.05 — 24.65% — 5.98% — 0.79% — 2.62% — 39.92% — 2.26% —
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission
Seats
Year AAP AIADMK BJP CPI(M) DMDK DMK INC
Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/-
2022[39] 0 — 9 — 0 — 1 — 0 — 50 — 2 —
Source: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Population
Year Population ±%p.a
2021 (est.) 960,887 +3.29%
2011 722,982 —
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

According to the 2011 Census of India conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Tambaram had a population of 722,982, with 364,012 being male and 358,970 being female.[3] The 2021 population estimates project the population of Tambaram at 960,887.[40][41]

Gender[edit | edit source]

Sex Ratio
Year Relative Difference
Sex Ratio ±%p.a Tamil Nadu India
2011 986 — Template:Fluc Template:Fluc
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Gender Parity in Adult Literacy
Year Relative Difference
Literacy ±%p.a Tamil Nadu India
2011 0.93 — Template:Fluc Template:Fluc
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

Caste[edit | edit source]

Caste
Year SCs STs OBCs Others
% ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a
2011 15.09% — 0.57% — — — 84.32% —
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

Language[edit | edit source]

Native Language Speakers
Year Tamil Telugu Urdu Malayalam Hindi Kannada
% ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a
2011[42] 87.02% — 8.14% — 2.37% — 2.10% — 1.44% — 0.77% —
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

Religion[edit | edit source]

Religion
Year Hindus Christians Muslims Jains Sikhs Buddhist
% ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a % ±%p.a
2011[43] 82.97% — 10.23% — 6.47% — 0.19% — 0.05% — 0.03% —
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

Economy[edit | edit source]

When established, Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was estimated to earn ₹ 3 billion in revenue approximately through local bodies connected to it.[44]

Madras Export Processing Zone[edit | edit source]

Main article: Madras Export Processing Zone

Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) is a special economic zone located on GST Road, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)* south of Chennai International Airport. It is one of the seven export processing zones in the country set up by the central government.[45] It was established in 1984 to promote foreign direct investment, enhance foreign exchange earnings, and create greater employment opportunities in the region.[46]

The zone is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries and caters to the needs of units within the SEZ, in addition to monitoring the functions of 100-percent export-oriented units (EOUs) located in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.[47] The zone is headed by a development commissioner.

Spread over an area of 265 acres (109 hectares),[47] MEPZ SEZ is a multi-product zone housing 117 functional units.[48] In addition, another 27 units are under various stages of implementation.[48] The zone employs over 26,000 people.[47] In the manufacturing front, there are 110 SME units in the zone. MEPZ's manufacturing sector employs nearly 20,000 people.[47] IT companies housed in the zone include Cognizant Technology Solutions, Computer Sciences Corporation, CSS and HTC Global Services among others.[46] About 50 container trucks arrive at and leave the zone every day.[49]

Culture[edit | edit source]

Architecture[edit | edit source]

Dravidian[edit | edit source]

Medieval Cholas[edit | edit source]
Dhenupureeswarar Temple[edit | edit source]
Main article: Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam)

Dhenupureeswarar Temple is also known as Dhenupurisvara, and Thiripureeswarar temple. These names are colloquial name of Hindu deity Shiva. The temple is located in the area of Madambakkam and it was built during the reign of Parantaka Chola II (r. 962–980 CE).[50]

The garbhagriha, which is Sanskrit equivalent of sanctum sanctorum,[51] houses the primary deity Dhenupureeswara in linga form.[50] The main garbhagriha is apsidal in shape and this is a characteristic feature of Shiva Temples built during Chola Period.[52] This type of garbhagriha are known as gajaprishta vimana, where "gajaprishta" literally means "back of an elephant" in Samskrit.[53] This type of vimana here is a separate south-facing garbhagriha for the Dhenupureeswarar's Consort Goddess Dhenukambal adjacent to the main garbhagriha.

The temple is one of the 163 megalithic sites in the state of Tamil Nadu.[54] The temple has been declared a monument of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (amendment and validation) 2010 Act.[55] The temple has been conserved and restored by Archaeological Survey of India.[56]

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

Transportation[edit | edit source]

Rail[edit | edit source]

The Tambaram Railway Station serves as one of the four primary terminals of the Indian Railways in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. The other three terminals are Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, Chennai Beach. The inter-state railway service is provided by Southern Railway of Indian Railways. The inter-city railway service is provided by Chennai Suburban Railway operated by Indian Railways.

Inter-state[edit | edit source]
Main articles: Tambaram railway station and Southern Railway zone

Similar to Chennai Egmore Station, Tambaram Railway Station provides access to destinations primarily within Tamil Nadu; however, it also handles a few interstate trains.

Inter-city[edit | edit source]
Chennai Suburban Railway[edit | edit source]
Main articles: Chennai Suburban Railway and South Line, Chennai Suburban

The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the Chennai Metropolitan Area, operated by the Indian Railways. Every day, 160 train services are operated between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, 70 between Tambaram and Chengalpet and 16 between Tambaram and Kancheepuram.[57]

The City is served by the South Line of Chennai Suburban Railway which runs between Chennai Beach to Chengalpattu. The South Line connects Tambaram with seven major interchange stations out of the eight in Chennai Suburban Railway Network.

The longest circular train in India runs through Tambaram, connecting the City with Chennai Beach, Egmore, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Takkolam, Arakkonam Junction, Tiruvallur, Avadi, Ambattur, Vyasarpadi Jeeva, Washermanpet and Royapuram.

Notable places[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Embassy Splendid Tech Zone, Pallavaram
MIT's newly built entrance
Madras Christian College entrance
National Institute of Siddha entrance
Perungalathur Gateway office park
Thiruneermalai Temple overlooking the temple pond

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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