Pallavaram taluk is a taluk in Greater Chennai City formed from the bifurcation of

Alandur taluk Alandur taluk is a taluk of the district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The centre of the taluk is the neighbourhood of Alandur. The headquarters of the taluk is Guindy division. On 4 January 2018, Chennai district Chennai dis ...

in 2015. It also included some areas from

Sriperumbudur Taluk Sriperumbudur taluk is a taluk of Kanchipuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and ...

. Its headquarters are in the town of

Pallavaram Pallavaram (originally Pallava Puram) is a residential neighborhood of Chennai, India. Pallavaram was a part of Alandur until August 2015 and since then a new taluk with headquarters at Pallavaram was created. The town is known for its canto ...

near

Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam Radial Road Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam Radial Road (State Highways 109) is an arterial road in Chennai connecting Grand Southern Trunk Road in Pallavaram with Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Thuraipakkam. The road was constructed by State Highways in 2000. Construction ...

. It comes under Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA). It shares its boundaries with

Alandur Taluk Alandur taluk is a taluk of the district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The centre of the taluk is the neighbourhood of Alandur. The headquarters of the taluk is Guindy division. On 4 January 2018, Chennai district Chennai dis ...

Chennai District Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is coterminous with the city of Chennai, w ...

on the north, Kundrathur Taluk in

Kanchipuram district Kancheepuram district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The area comprising the present day Kancheepuram district was earlier a part of Chingleput district. The original Chingleput district was split in 1997 into f ...

on the west,

Sholinganallur Taluk Sholinganallur ''taluk'' is a ''taluk'' of the city district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was created in 2009 by the trifurcation of Tambaram taluk in Chennai district. The centre of the ''taluk'' is the neighbourhood of Shol ...

on the east. Later in 2018, Areas under Alandur Taluk (which also comes under

Greater Chennai Corporation The Greater Chennai Corporation, formerly known as the Corporation of Madras (1688-1996) and Corporation of Chennai (1996-2016), is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Inaugurated on 29 September ...

) were annexed with

. Villages that are not under Greater Chennai Corporation in Alandur Taluk are moved to Pallavaram Taluk. Pallavaram Taluk has four

revenue block Revenue blocks, revenue circles, ''firka'', or ''patwar circles'' are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of India. These blocks should not be confused with the similar Panchayath union blocks (Blocks) and ''t ...

s: Pallavaram, Pammal, Kundrathur and Mangadu. Since 2019, new Chengalpattu district has been carved out from Kancheepuram District. Kundrathur is formed as new taluk with

Kundrathur Kundrathur is a south western suburb of the city of Chennai, India and it comes under Kanchipuram District limits. It is the birthplace of Sekkizhar, a well-known poet-saint who authored the Periyapuranam. The locality is known for the Kundra ...

and

Mangadu Mangadu is a western neighborhood of Chennai, India. Literally meaning a mango forest, Mangadu Municipality is about 18 km from Chennai Central railway station, 14 km from Chennai International Airport and 13 km from CMBT. Demogr ...

revenue blocks. Kundrathur taluk comes under Kancheepuram District and Pallavaram Taluk is moved to newly formed Chengalpattu District. The total area of Pallavaram is 100 km² including Kundrathur and Mangadu Firkas forming a largest taluk. Since 2019, Kundrathur and Mangadu Firkas are carved out from Pallavaram Taluk to form the new Kundrathur Taluk under Kancheepuram District. So, the total area of Pallavaram Taluk will shrink to 62 km² covering Pallavaram and Pammal revenue blocks. Currently, Pallavaram Taluk will have 2 firkas: Pallavaram and Pammal revenue blocks. * Pallavaram Firka * Pammal Firka Pallavaram taluk will soon have its own District Munsif Court.

Pallavaram Firka

Tirusulam Tirusulam is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. For administrative purposes, it is a census town in Chennai. The Chennai International Airport is located here opposite the Tirusulam Railway station, with the cargo terminal located at the adja ...

, Cantonment Pallavaram, St. Thomas Mount Cantonment, Meenambakkam Cantonment, Essa Pallavaram, Zamin Pallavaram, Chromepet,

Keelkattalai Keelkattalai (also written as Kilkattalai or Keezhkattalai) is a suburb in the south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu under the Tambaram Municipal Corporation. Statistics Census of India, Keelkattalai had a population of 27,981. History The name ...

, Nemilichery, Hasthinapuram and Moovarasampattu villages.

Pammal Firka

Thiruneermalai Thiruneermalai is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. It lies in the Chengalpattu district. Originally a town panchayat, Thiruneermalai is now a part of Pammal Zone under Tambaram Municipal Corporation. The postal code of the neighbourhood i ...

Pammal Pammal is a suburban neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 22 kilometers from Chennai Central Railway Station. It is located next to Pallavaram on the western side. It lies on the western side of the Grand Southern Trunk ...

Anakaputhur Anakaputhur is a suburban neighbourhood of the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located next to Pammal on the western side. Anakaputhur was once famous for its traditional weaving business, which has declined du ...

Pozhichalur Pozhichalur (also commonly spelled as Polichalur) is a census town in Chennai metropolitan city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai and is located close to the Chennai Airport at Tirusulam on its south west side. It li ...

and

Cowl Bazaar Cowl Bazaar is a suburb of Chennai located in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Gram panchayat, village panchayat in St. Thomas Mount, St.Thomas Mount Block located north of Polichalur, Pozhichalur and west of Chennai Inte ...

Taluk Boundaries

Demographics

Pallavaram Taluk was created in 2015. The demographics for the taluk will be published based on 2021 Census Report.

Administration

The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Pallavaram.

References

External links

Pallavaram is set to become a taluk
The Hindu

The New Indian Express
Taluk boundaries of Tambaram and Pallavaram expanded
livechennai.com
Tamilnadu gets five new districts
News Today

United News of India
Resurrected Chengalpet is now a satellite district
Times of India {{coord missing, Tamil Nadu Taluks of Chengalpattu district Tamil Nadu