Pallavaram
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- Settlement.name
- Pallavaram
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Chengalpattu
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chennai Metropolitan Area
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Metro
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 22px Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Chennai Metropolitan Area##Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb of Chennai
- Settlement.population_total
- 215417
- Settlement.postal_code
- 600043, 600044, 600117
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- PINs
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +5:30
- Settlement.timezone1
- IST
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Pallavaram Lake
- Connectivity
- Pallavapuram Special Grade Municipality
- Demographics
- References
- External links
Pallavaram (originally Pallavapuram) is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. It lies in the district of Chengalpattu, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu state.
Formerly a Municipality under Alandur taluk, it was bifurcated in August 2015 to form a new taluk.In November 2021, the town was merged with Tambaram City Municipal Corporation. Cantonment Pallavaram is managed by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India under the St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram cantonment board. The neighborhood is known for its cantonment and bustling residential colonies and is served by Pallavaram railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.