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

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Place details

Locality
Tambaram
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
174,787
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

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Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.name
Tambaram
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##Location in Asia##Location on Earth
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India#Asia#Earth
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.area_code
+91-044
Settlement.population_total
10,08,473
Settlement.population_rank
Tamil Nadu: 6thIndia: 65th
Settlement.postal_code
600043-600048, 600059, 600063, 600064, 600070, 600073 - 600075, 600091, 600100, 600117, 600126, 600127, 600129
Settlement.postal_code_type
PINs

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
India
Located in
Tamil Nadu
Elevation
32
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Tambaram railway station.jpg
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postal code
600045
Commons category
Tambaram
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Encyclopedic overview

45 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Old Stone Age
  • Early Medieval Period
  • Pallava Dynasty
  • Chola Dynasty
  • Colonial Period
  • Post-Independence
  • City status
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Water bodies
  • Government and politics
  • Local government
  • Administration divisions
  • Current administration
  • Law enforcement
  • Jurisdiction and structure
  • Urban planning
  • Electoral history
  • National elections
  • State elections
  • Local elections
  • Demographics
  • Gender
  • Caste
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Economy
  • Madras Export Processing Zone
  • Culture
  • Architecture
  • Dravidian
  • Medieval Cholas
  • Dhenupureeswarar Temple
  • Infrastructure
  • Transportation
  • Rail
  • Inter-state
  • Inter-city
  • Chennai Suburban Railway
  • Notable places
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References

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

== 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 in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tambaram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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