Tambaram
Sign in to saveTambaram 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
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Tamil Nadu
- Elevation
- +32
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Tambaram railway station.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
45 sectionsContents
- 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.