Tambaram taluk is a

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

Chengalpattu district Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after ...

of the

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. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of

Tambaram Tambaram is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. Located in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, it is governed by Tambaram City Municipal Corporation and is a part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Etymology Tambaram is an ancient town ...

. It comes under the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and it is a suburb of

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city.

History

Tambaram taluk was previously a part of the

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 ...

. After the bifurcation of Kanchipuram district, Tambaram taluk became a part of the Chengalpattu district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Tambaram had a population of 390,279 with 198,538 males and 191,741 females. There were 966 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 84. Child population in the age group below 6 was 19,191 Males and 18,718 Females.

Administration

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

References

{{Kanchipuram district Taluks of Chengalpattu district