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Poonamallee is suburb of
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. It was historically called ''Pushpagirimangalam'', later renamed in Tamil as ''Poovirundhavalli'' (), and now colloquially called as ''Poondhamalli''. It is a town in the
Poonamallee taluk Poonamallee taluk is a taluk in Chennai City of Tiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Poonamallee Poonamallee is suburb of Chennai, India under the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It ...
of the
Tiruvallur Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality and a fast developing city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Coovum river about from downtown Chennai (Madras) and just 5 km from megacity border, in the western p ...
district in the
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. The nearest Railway station is at Avadi. It acts as the gateway to the city from its western side. It is a town with rich cultural heritage and also a fast-growing areas in the city. As of 2011, the town had a population of 57,224. There are plans to merge the areas under Poonamallee Municipality with Avadi Municipal Corporation.


Location

The town of Poonamallee is situated at a distance of 23 km from
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and 21 km from
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on the Chennai-
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highway and 12 km from
Thiruninravur Thirunindravur is a neighbourhood situated on the western part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located around 29 km from Chennai Central railway station. Thirunindravur comes under Chennai Metropolitan Area. The neighbourhood is ser ...
on Chennai Outer Ring Road. It is located at the end of the
Mount-Poonamallee Road St. Thomas Mount-Poonamallee Road, popularly known as the Mount-Poonamallee Road (SH-55), is an arterial road in the city of Chennai, India. It runs for 11 kilometres from Kathipara Junction to the NH 4 highway connecting St. Thomas Mount wi ...
, Poonamalle High Road and Pallavaram-Kundrathur-Poonamallee Road, 17 km from
Guindy Guindy is one of the most important neighborhoods of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and is nicknamed as ''The Gateway to Chennai''. The Kathipara junction where Anna Salai, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Inner Ring Road, 100 Feet Road or Jawaharlal Nehru Ro ...
and 13 km from
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) (officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus) is a bus terminus located in Chennai, India, providing inter-state bus transport services. It is located on the inner-ring road (Jawaharlal Nehru R ...
on the Chennai bypass. The nearest railway station is at
Avadi Avadi () is a suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit, located in the Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a municipal corporation west of Chennai, about from Chennai Central Railway Station. It is surrounded by majo ...
and
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which is nine km away and
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on the South Line of the
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which is 18 km away. It is also an important halting point for buses starting from
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and going towards
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, and other cities.


Etymology

The name "Poonamallee" is the anglicized form of the Tamil word ''Poondhamalli'', which might have been derived from "Poovirundavalli", meaning "the place where jasmine was cultivated". Saint Thirukatchi nambi in his last days suffered from aged illness and due to his service to Lord varadha of kanchi interrupted. But he tried hard to reach kanchi and on seeing this lord varadha along with Lord of Srirangam and Thirupathi appeared before him and gave darshan. It is also the birth place of him. This place is also called "Lakshmipuram" and Ulagu Vuyya Konda Cholapuram.


Demographics

According to 2011 census, Poonamallee had a population of 57,224 with a sex-ratio of 999 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,496 were under the age of six, constituting 3,313 males and 3,183 females.
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accounted for 15.24% and 0.1% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.88%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 14668 households. There were a total of 22,411 workers, comprising 133 cultivators, 226 main agricultural labourers, 576 in house hold industries, 18,084 other workers, 3,392 marginal workers, 29 marginal cultivators, 35 marginal agricultural labourers, 128 marginal workers in household industries and 3,200 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Poonamallee had 75.88%
Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
, 13.34%
Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...
, 9.03%
Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι� ...
, 0.02%
Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ' ...
, 0.02%
Buddhists Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gr ...
, 0.29%
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, 1.41% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.


Administration

Poonamallee is governed by Municipality of Poonamallee, coming under the Thiruvallur district. Poonamallee Municipality is situated in the West
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of Tamil Nadu in Thiruvallur District. This town is surrounded with infrastructural facilities and it is near to visit Chennai Metropolitan Bus Terminal (CMBT). The town's traffic is managed by the Chennai Traffic Police (CTP). The town's police comes directly under
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department. The town elects 1 MLA to the state legislature and comes under
Thiruvallur Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality and a fast developing city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Coovum river about from downtown Chennai (Madras) and just 5 km from megacity border, in the western p ...
Parliamentary constituency. The town is famous for its 8 courts including the special courts for bomb blasts. It has gained importance since this court system dealt with the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to beco ...
. RTO: Poonamallee comes under RTO-Poonamallee (TN-12). It is one of the largest RTO in Tamil Nadu in terms of vehicle registered. Previously it was under Tiruvallur RTO (TN20).


Politics

Poonamallee assembly constituency Poonamallee is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 5. The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. It comprises portions of the Poonamallee and Thiru ...
is part of
Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency) Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 1 of 39. It was formed after merging the assembly segments of Gu ...
. The Current MLA For Poonamallee Constituency is A. Krishnaswamy (DMK) from 2021 May. The Current MP is K. Jayakumar (INC) from 2019 May.


City


Landmarks

Town has lord Varadaraja Perumal. Poonamallee has a Siva temple which has three inscriptions dating to the 18th century AD. there are three Old Traditional C churches and a mosque was built and completed by Rustom, son of Dhulfiquer of Astrabad, a servant of Nawab Jumlat-ul-mulk. A Persian inscription dated 1653 AD, found in the mosque reveals this information." There is also a Muhammedan fort nearby. There is also old cemetery in Poonamallee, which is the resting place of many British missionaries. The bus stop next to the cemetery says Kallarai, which is the Tamil word for cemetery.


Educational institutions


Colleges

* Alpha College of Engineering * Apollo Engineering College * Panimalar Engineering College * SKR Engineering College *
Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET) at Chembarambakkam, on the Chennai - Bangalore Highway, Tamil Nadu, India, is a private self-financing engineering institute. The college is approved by AICTE and is affiliated to the ...
* Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology * Apollo Arts & Science College * Iqueue Technologies * Sastha Engineering College


Schools

Some of the popular schools in Poonamallee are : * Apollo Vidyashram. * Arignar Anna Government Higher Secondary School. * Christ Matriculation Higher Secondary School. * Daniel Matriculation School. * Holy Crescent Matriculation Higher Secondary School. * Jeya Jeya Sankara International school. * Joy Bell Matriculation School. * Kalashetra Matriculation Higher Secondary School. * Karthik Matriculation School, Ambal Nagar. * New St.Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School. * Pencil park school of Arts, Nambi Nagar. * Sarojini Varadappan Girls Higher Secondary School. * Sathya Matriculation School. * Sri Rani Bai Matriculation school. * St.Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School. * Sundar Matriculation Higher Secondary School. * Thiruvalluvar Middle School, Nambi Nagar. * Velammal Vidyalaya, Senneer kuppam. * Hindhu Primary School. * Government ADW Higher Secondary School.


References


External links

* {{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district Neighbourhoods in Chennai Suburbs of Chennai