Sembium is a Neighbourhood in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, near to

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and a developed residential area in North

, a metropolitan city in

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, located at an altitude of 9 m above mean sea level. Sembium was a municipality (

Sembium-Ayanavaram municipality Sembium is a former Town Panchayat (T.P.), panchayat which was annexed to Madras, Chennai in 1946. It was a Feroze, sub-taluk of Saidapettai taluk of Chingleput District (Madras Presidency), Old Chinglepet District. History Sembium was an old ...

) until it was annexed by Chennai. Sembium Post office is situated in Teeds Garden fourth street. Sembium Police station is located on Paper Mills road.

Location

Sembium is located near

Moolakadai Moolakadai, which is pronounced as 'Moolakkadai', is a part of North Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the gateway of North Chennai. Moolakadai Junction is the place where G.N.T. Road ( NH 5: Chennai-Kolkata Highway) and Madhavaram High Road ( ...

, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar, (

Kolathur, Chennai Kolathur is a neighborhood located in the northwestern region of Chennai, India. Demographics As per Census of India 2011, the total population of Kolathur, Chennai was 1,10,474. Out of this, the male population contributed 55,689 whereas t ...

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, Erukkancheri,

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and

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. It is well connected by train and bus transports. It is very close to

Perambur railway station Perambur railway station (station code: PER) is in Perambur, Chennai, one of the important stations in Chennai, in the Chennai Beach/Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. This passenger station serves the ...

, Perambur Carriage Works railway station and Moolakadai Junction.

Demographics

As per Census of India 2011, the total population of Sembium was 46,250. Out of this, the male population contributed 22,896 whereas the female population was 23,354. Out of this, 5,471 (males: 2,661 and females: 2,810) were Scheduled Castes and 139 (males: 74 and females: 65) were Scheduled Tribes. The population of children below 6 years of age was 4,779 (males: 2,454 and females: 2,325). Literates of Sembium constituted 37,254 (males: 19.232 and females: 18,022).

History

Along with

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 ...

Ambattur Ambattur is located in northwestern part of Chennai City, in Ambattur taluk of the Chennai District, surrounded by Avadi, Anna Nagar, Padi, Mogappair, Kallikuppam, Surapet, Korattur, Ayappakkam, and Thiruverkadu. It covers an area of . The nei ...

Ennore Ennore, also spelt , is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Ennore is situated on a peninsula and is bounded by the Korttalaiyar River, Ennore Creek and the Bay of Bengal. The creek separates south Ennore from the north Ennore which covers majo ...

and

Tiruvottriyur Tiruvottriyur (Thiruvottiyur or TVT) is a neighbourhood in North Chennai, administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation. It is part of the Tondiarpet division, located to the north of Chennai. It is one of the fifteen administrative zones in t ...

, Sembium is part of the "auto belt" in the city's industrial north and west regions that developed when the automobile industry developed in Madras, in the early post-

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years.

Transportation

Road transport

Sembium is well connected to Chennai and other places of Chennai and other nearby district viz., Thiruvallur district, and state namely

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by Road transport by buses operated by Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Chennai and State Express Transport Corporation. Some important roads and streets include off - Paper Mills Road, off - SRP koil (north) street, Teeds garden streets, Mohammadian street, Kamaraj street, Ayyaavu street, Ottravadai street, Prakasam street, etc.

Rail transport

Sembium is served by Perambur Carriage Works railway station, Perambur Loco Works railway station, and

Entertainment

Cinemas

S2 Cinemas (multiplex theatre attached to Spectrum Mall (Grand Venus Mall)), Sri Brindha Theatre A/C in Sembium area and Iyyappa Theatre, Shanmuga Theatre and Pandian Theatres nearby are famous and serve the people a lot.

Parks

Chennai Corporation (KKR) Park, Venus Park (on Paper Mills road, Gopal colony), for children's playing, adults morning/evening walks. Murasoli Maran Flyover Parks ( Perambur Flyover Parks), which are located in Perambur just a km away, attract a huge number of children and people of all ages. The parks are equipped with a considerable number of provisions for playing, exercises, area for walking and so on.

Skating podium

A junior skating podium inside the Murasoli Maran Flyover Park, serves many children who are enthusiastic for skating.

Adjacent communities

Notes

References

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