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Tambaram
City
Tambaram Railway Station of Chennai Suburban Railway Network
Tambaram Railway Station of Chennai Suburban Railway Network
Tambaram is located in Chennai
Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is located in India
Tambaram
Tambaram
Coordinates: 12°56′N 80°07′E / 12.93°N 80.12°E / 12.93; 80.12Coordinates: 12°56′N 80°07′E / 12.93°N 80.12°E / 12.93; 80.12
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Municipal CorporationTambaram
MetroChennai
Government
 • BodyTambaram Municipal Corporation
Area
 • Total20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
PIN
600045, 600047 and 600059
Vehicle registrationTN-11
Vidhan Sabha constituencyTambaram
Civic agencyCMDA
Websitewww.chennai.tn.nic.in

Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai, India. It is located in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. Lying on the national highway connecting Chennai and Trichy, the Grand Southern Trunk Road, the suburb was upgraded as a corporation in 2021. The highway and the railway line between Chennai Egmore to 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.

History[edit]

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.[1]

Originally a camp for the British East India Company in the late 17th century during the Carnatic wars,[2][3] Tambaram has its origins in a village of the same name which lay on the outskirts of Chennai city.

Previously a municipality, the neighbourhood was upgraded as a corporation in 2021 by merging Pallavaram, Sembakkam, Pammal and Anakaputhur municipalities.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 80.41%
Muslim
 
 6.54%
Christian
 
 12.25%
Sikh
 
 0.09%
Buddhist
 
 0.06%
Jain
 
 0.4%
Other
 
 0.26%

According to 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.[5] 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%.[5] 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.[6] 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% Jains, 0.24% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[7]

Transport[edit]

Rail[edit]

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.[8]

Road[edit]

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 4.26 acres (1.72 ha) of land was allocated to the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) to set up a bus terminus. Estimated to cost ₹ 56.7 million, it was originally scheduled to be completed by February 2012.[9] 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.[10][11]

A new flyover was completed in August 2011 connecting Velachery main Road, Tambaram–Mudichur Road and GST Road over the railway track.[12]

Governance[edit]

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'.[13] The extent of the municipality is 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.[14] The Tambaram range comprises forest lands in Nanmangalam, Madurapakkam, Tambaram, Pulikoradu, Kumili, Vandalur, Onnamancherry, Erumaiyur, Vattampakkam and Vadakupattu.[15]

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.[16]

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.[17]

Politics[edit]

After the completion of the 2007 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.[18] and Tambaram is now under Sriperumbudur Parliamentary constituency.

Drainage[edit]

Tambaram municipality have a common under ground drainage (UGD) system.[citation needed] A ₹ 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.[2][19]

Parks[edit]

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.[20]

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.[21] The Gandhi Park in East Tambaram underwent similar renovation and was opened to public in 2015.

Libraries[edit]

Tambaram has two major public libraries, the East Tambaram branch and West Tambaram branch.[22]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Padmaja, T. (2002). Temples of Kr̥ṣṇa in South India: History, Art, and Traditions in Tamilnāḍu. Abhinav Publications. p. 87. ISBN 9788170173984.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tambaram's vote is for holistic development". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tambaram gets first locality specific vision". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. ↑ TNN (25 August 2021). "Tamil Nadu: Corporation status for Tambaram, five more municipalities". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 29-Aug-2021. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tambaram". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Front Page : Railways planning new terminal at Tambaram". The Hindu. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Kumar, N. Vinoth (5 July 2012). "Tambaram bus terminus nears completion". The New Indian Express. Chennai: The Express Group. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Tambaram bus depot ahead of schedule[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ Karthikeyan, K.; P. A. Jebaraj (21 June 2012). "ASI puts brakes on bus terminus". The Deccan Chronicle. Chennai: Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tambaram flyover to open today". The Times of India. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  13. ↑ Kalyanaraman, M. (25 October 2011). "Migration Spurs Suburban Sprawl". The Times of India epaper. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "Welcome to Tambaram Municipality Home Page". Municipality.tn.gov.in. 15 November 1978. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "After 14 years, encroachments in Nanmangalam reserve forest removed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Tambaram trifurcated into 3 taluks". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "Tambaram, Kancheepuram to become Municipal Corporations". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 24 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. ↑ Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. "Delimitation Commission Notification - Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  19. ↑ "Residents oppose pumping station replacing park in Tambaram". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  20. ↑ Madhavan, D (29 January 2011). "100-yr-old Tambaram park to get a new lease of life". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Trees cut to make way for park in Tambaram". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  22. ↑ "East Tambaram library comes apart". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

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