Tambaram (Taluk)
| Taluk Tambaram தாம்பரம் வட்டம் |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District : | Kanchipuram |
| Main town : | Tambaram |
| Area : | 20.2 km² |
| Residents : | 390,279 (2011) |
| Population density : | 19,320 inhabitants / km² |
The Taluk Tambaram ( Tamil : தாம்பரம் வட்டம் ) is a Taluk ( sub- district) of the Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The main town is the eponymous city of Tambaram .
geography
The Taluk Tambaram is located in the northeast of the Kanchipuram district in the suburbs of the metropolis of Chennai (Madras). It borders the Taluks Alandur in the north, Sholinganallur in the east, Chengalpattu in the south and Sriperumbudur in the west.
With an area of only 20.2 square kilometers, Tambaram is the smallest taluk in the Kanchipuram district.
population
According to the 2011 census, the Taluk Tambaram has 390,279 inhabitants. Due to its proximity to the metropolis of Chennai, the Taluk is heavily urbanized and very densely populated: 92.7 percent of the population is classified as urban, only 7.3 percent as rural. The population density is 19,320 inhabitants per square kilometer.
history
The Taluk Tambaram was divided into the three taluks Tambaram, Sholinganallur and Alandur in 2009.
Cities and villages
The following places belong to the Taluk Tambaram:
Cities:
Villages:
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Administrative Atlas of India . (PDF; 31.7 MB)
- ↑ a b The Hindu, December 30, 2009: "Stage set for creation of two more taluks".
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011. Sub District (Taluk) Level. ( Memento from June 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.1 MB)
- ^ Census of India 2011: Villages / Towns Directory - 2011.