39-742: Perungalathur ( Tamil: [peɾɯŋɡaɭattuːɾ] ) is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram , South Chennai , situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area , Tamil Nadu , India . Formerly a Town Panchayat ,it was merged into the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in November 2021. Ancient Shiva Temple, located in Perungulathur is about 800 years old. The Kamatchi Amman Temple and Aadhi Karaneeswarar Temple are also popular. As of 2001 India census , Perungulathur had
78-515: A Town Panchayat for the first time. In 1964, Tambaram Town Panchayat was incorporated as a Grade III Municipality by annexing the Village Panchayats of Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur. Due to rapid development and growth of the town commercially and residentially, the Municipality was classified as a 'Selection Grade Municipality'. The extent of the municipality
117-440: A tropical savanna climate with a dry winter . Tambaram lies on the thermal equator and is also coastal, which prevents extreme variation in seasonal temperature. For most of the year, the weather is hot and humid . The hottest part of the year is late May and early June, known locally as Agni Nakshatram ("fiery star") or as Kathiri Veyyil , with maximum temperatures around 38–42 °C (100–108 °F ). The coolest part of
156-625: A few interstate trains. The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the Chennai Metropolitan Area , operated by the Indian Railways . Every day, 160 train services are operated between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, 70 between Tambaram and Chengalpet and 16 between Tambaram and Kancheepuram. The City is served by the South Line of Chennai Suburban Railway which runs between Chennai Beach to Chengalpattu . The South Line connects Tambaram with seven major interchange stations out of
195-542: A population of 50,000 (it is close to 50,000 as of Nov 2006). Males constitute 41% of the population and females 59%. Perungulathur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Perungulathur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Perungulathur is located on NH45 highway between Tambaram and Vandalur . Perungulathur and Peerkankaranai are neighbourhoods which share and complement much of their resources and infrastructures alike. It
234-523: A valuable collection due to 40 years of geological and pre-historic expeditions in various parts of western and southern India. Foote's collection of antiquities was all sold to the Madras Government Museum in 1906, where it is quoted to be a valuable treasure. Later, he settled in Yercaud , where his father-in-law Reverend Peter Percival had worked and lived. He died on 29 December 1912 and
273-403: Is a special economic zone located on GST Road , six kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Chennai International Airport . It is one of the seven export processing zones in the country set up by the central government. It was established in 1984 to promote foreign direct investment , enhance foreign exchange earnings, and create greater employment opportunities in the region. The zone is under
312-625: Is a separate south-facing garbhagriha for the Dhenupureeswarar's Consort Goddess Dhenukambal adjacent to the main garbhagriha. The temple is one of the 163 megalithic sites in the state of Tamil Nadu. The temple has been declared a monument of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (amendment and validation) 2010 Act. The temple has been conserved and restored by Archaeological Survey of India . The Tambaram Railway Station serves as one of
351-521: 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 . The earliest mention of Tambaram dates back to the 13th century when the word 'Taamapuram' was inscribed on the walls around the sanctum sanctorum at Marundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu. The oldest locality in
390-476: Is governed by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation , which was established on November 3, 2021. The executive authority is vested in Corporation Commissioner . The council of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation consists of elected councillors from each ward. The council is presided over by the mayor who is indirectly elected by the councillors. The mayor is the head of the city government, but
429-587: Is located in the area of Madambakkam and it was built during the reign of Parantaka Chola II (r. 962–980 CE). The garbhagriha , which is Sanskrit equivalent of sanctum sanctorum , houses the primary deity Dhenupureeswara in linga form. The main garbhagriha is apsidal in shape and this is a characteristic feature of Shiva Temples built during Chola Period . This type of garbhagriha are known as gajaprishta vimana , where "gajaprishta" literally means "back of an elephant" in Samskrit . This type of vimana here
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#1732859147358468-455: Is shrinking due to dumping of solid wastes and encroachments. Perungulathur Lake, spread over an area of 55 acres, gives the name to this town meaning "A Place with Big pond" (Perum – Kulam – Urr). Tambaram Tambaram is a city located within the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu . The city is governed by Tambaram City Municipal Corporation . Tambaram
507-580: Is the hub for most of tourist bus operators and many have offices opposite to first railway gate. All MTC buses towards Vandalur passes through Perungulathur. Perungulathur railway station is about 30 km from Chennai Central . Southern Railway is currently renovating and expanding the station, including extension of platforms. The two existing platforms were laid during the British era when most trains had nine compartments and are now being extended to accommodate 12-car trains. Currently, over 10,000 commuters use
546-610: Is well connected by rail and road links. The proximity of Tambaram railway junction and Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur has given Perungalathur good connectivity with places like Chennai , Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram . Industrial estates like Guindy , Maraimalai Nagar , Padappai , Oragadam and Sriperumbudur are easily accessible via road or rail. Residents of adjoining areas like Peerkankaranai , Sadanandhapuram, Old Perungulathur Annai Indra Nagar and RMK Nagar avail transport facilities from Perungulathur. Perungulathur
585-573: The 2011 Census of India conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner , Tambaram had a population of 722,982, with 364,012 being male and 358,970 being female. The 2021 population estimates project the population of Tambaram at 960,887. When established, Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was estimated to earn ₹ 3 billion in revenue approximately through local bodies connected to it. Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ)
624-609: The Egmore museum . The oldest locality in the city, Pallavapuram, existed during the reign of Pallava king Mahendravarman I (600–630 CE). The Pallavas have left titles in early Pallava script at the cave temple in Pallavaram neighbourhood, which dates back to 600 CE. The remains of a cave shrine constructed by the Pallava ruler have been found at Asthana-E-Moula Ali Dargah. During the reign of Later Cholas , from ninth to twelfth century CE,
663-841: The State Government of Tamil Nadu revealed its plans of reforming the Greater Chennai City Police and setting up two new commissionerates in Tambaram and Avadi. The new Police Commissionerates in Tambaram was formally inaugurated by the chief minister M. K. Stalin on 1 January 2022. The Tambaram police commissionerate functions with two police districts—Tambaram and Pallikaranai, comprising 20 police stations. For ease of administration, Somangalam and Manimangalam police stations from Kancheepuram district along with Otteri, Guduvanchery, Maraimalai Nagar, Thalambur and Kelambakkam police stations from Chengalpattu district have been attached to
702-458: The 17th century, Pallavaram neighborhood of the city remained dependent upon the Portuguese colony of San Thome . Later, the British established a cantonment at Pallavaram, supplementary to the one at St. Thomas Mount . A wireless station was established in the early years of the 20th century. The Madras Aerodrome was opened at Pallavaram in 1929. In the 1951 census, Tambaram was classified as
741-678: The 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long Belum Caves , the second largest cave in the Indian subcontinent . In 1887, he became a Director of the GSI , and retiring in 1891, he joined the state of Baroda . As a geologist, one of his significant contributions to Indian geology was the "Geological Features of the South Mahratta Country and Adjacent Districts" (i.e., Border districts of Maharashtra , Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh States in India ). Foote built
780-675: The Bay of Bengal sometimes hit Tambaram. The highest annual rainfall recorded is 2,570 mm (101 in) in 2005 for IMD Nungambakkam. The most prevailing winds in Tambaram is the Southwesterly between the end of May to end of September and the Northeasterly during the rest of the year. Some of the notable lakes in and around the suburb are Chitlapakkam Lake , Pallavaram Lake (locally known as Periya eri), Thiruneermalai Lake, Thirupananthal Lake, Peerkankaranai Lake, and Perungalathur Lake. Tambaram
819-660: The St.Thomas Mount panchayat union were held. As a result, the 15 village panchayats were excluded from the Government order issued by the State Government of Tamil Nadu on 11 September 2021. The five municipalities— Anakaputhur , Pallavaram , Pammal , Sembakkam and Tambaram, and five town panchayats— Chitlapakkam , Madambakkam , Perungaluthur , Peerkangaranai and Tiruneermalai , were incorporated as Tambaram City, with Tambaram City Municipal Corporation as governing body. After
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#1732859147358858-671: The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was made by Minister for Municipal Administration K. N. Nehru in the state Assembly, on 24 August 2021 by merging five municipalities, five town panchayats and fifteen village panchayats. Following a supreme court ruling to conduct rural local body elections by October 2021, the village panchayats elections for Pozhichalur , Cowl Bazaar , Tirusulam , Moovarasampattu , Kovilambakkam , Nanmangalam , Medavakkam , Vengaivasal , Perumbakkam , Sithalapakkam , Ottiyambakkam , Madurambakkam , Agaramthen , Thiruvancheri , Mudichur of
897-501: The Tambaram Police Commissionerate. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is the nodal agency responsible for planning and development of Tambaram. It is responsible for all the three Municipal Corporation in the Chennai Metropolitan Area — Tambaram City Municipal Corporation , Avadi Municipal Corporation , Greater Chennai Corporation and Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation . According to
936-711: The administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries and caters to the needs of units within the SEZ, in addition to monitoring the functions of 100-percent export-oriented units (EOUs) located in Tamil Nadu , Pondicherry , and Andaman & Nicobar Islands . The zone is headed by a development commissioner. Spread over an area of 265 acres (109 hectares), MEPZ SEZ is a multi-product zone housing 117 functional units. In addition, another 27 units are under various stages of implementation. The zone employs over 26,000 people. In
975-643: The city is Pallavapuram which is considered one of the oldest inhabited places in South Asia. Pallavapuram is most commonly known today as Pallavaram . On 13 May 1863, Robert Bruce Foote , a British geologist with the Geological Survey of India (GSI), discovered a hand axe belonging to the Lower Palaeolithic Age at Pallavaram (Pallavapuram). Since then, several Stone Age artefacts have been discovered. Most of these artefacts are currently lodged in
1014-430: The council. The opposition is led by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which holds 9 seats in the council. The current mayor is Vasanthakumari Kamalakannan, who assumed the position on 4 March 2022. The current deputy mayor is G Kamaraj, who assumed the position on 4 March 2022. When Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established on 3 November 2021, it consisted of 70 wards under 5 zones. In September 2021,
1053-571: The eight in Chennai Suburban Railway Network. The longest circular train in India runs through Tambaram, connecting the City with Chennai Beach , Egmore , Chengalpattu , Kanchipuram , Takkolam , Arakkonam Junction , Tiruvallur , Avadi , Ambattur , Vyasarpadi Jeeva , Washermanpet and Royapuram . Robert Bruce Foote Robert Bruce Foote (22 September 1834 – 29 December 1912)
1092-564: The four primary terminals of the Indian Railways in the Chennai Metropolitan Area . The other three terminals are Chennai Central , Chennai Egmore , Chennai Beach . The inter-state railway service is provided by Southern Railway of Indian Railways. The inter-city railway service is provided by Chennai Suburban Railway operated by Indian Railways. Similar to Chennai Egmore Station , Tambaram Railway Station provides access to destinations primarily within Tamil Nadu; however, it also handles
1131-494: The manufacturing front, there are 110 SME units in the zone. MEPZ's manufacturing sector employs nearly 20,000 people. IT companies housed in the zone include Cognizant Technology Solutions , Computer Sciences Corporation, CSS and HTC Global Services among others. About 50 container trucks arrive at and leave the zone every day. Dhenupureeswarar Temple is also known as Dhenupurisvara, and Thiripureeswarar temple. These names are colloquial name of Hindu deity Shiva . The temple
1170-535: The region was called Churathur Nadu. Churathur Nadu was named after Thiruchuram, the present-day Trisulam . The Churathur Nadu extended from Tambaram in the south to Adambakkam and Alandur in the north. The region included the areas of Pammal, Pallavaram, and Thiruneermalai. During the Carnatic wars in the late 17th century, the city was an entrenchment camp for the British East India Company . During
1209-513: The role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the corporation commissioner. The office of the mayor combines a functional role of chairing the city government meeting as well as a ceremonial role associated with being the First Citizen of the city. Deputy mayor is appointed by the mayor for a five-year term. At the present, the corporation is governed by Secular Progressive Alliance which collectively holds 54 out of 70 seats in
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1248-540: The station daily. All 84 suburban trains halting at the station have 12 compartments. A new rail line exclusively for express trains is also planned. The town has two lakes, one in Peerkankaranai , adjacent to NH-45 and another Perungulathur lake behind the Vedanta Desika Srinivasa Perumal Temple. Much of Peerkankaranai Lake was filled during the widening of NH-45 highway and the remaining area
1287-533: The tenure of existing village panchayats ends in 2024, the proposed village panchayats may get annexed into corporation limits, and may accordingly be converted into urban wards. Agaramthen, Medavakkam, Kovilambakkam, Cowl Bazaar, Mudichur, Urapakkam, Vandalur, Vengadamangalam, Perumbakkam, Nanmangalam, Pozhichalur, Tirusulam, Ottiyambakkam, Thiruvanchery, Vengaivasal, Madurapakkam, Moovarasampattu and Sithalapakkam village panchayats are expected to be annexed to Tambaram Corporation from January 2025. Tambaram features
1326-462: The year is January, with minimum temperatures around 18–20 °C (64–68 °F). The lowest temperature recorded is 15.8 °C (60.4 °F) and highest 45 °C (113 °F)(30 May 2003) both being recorded at the observatory at IMD Numgambakkam. The average annual rainfall is about 1,400 mm (55 in). The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from mid-September to mid-December. Cyclones in
1365-512: Was 20.72 km (8.00 sq mi). The revenue villages under this municipality are Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur. The number of households is 26,333, the number of notified slums is 17 and the number of unnotified slums is 7. The Tambaram range comprises forest lands in Nanmangalam, Madurapakkam, Tambaram, Pulikoradu, Kumili, Vandalur, Onnamancherry, Erumaiyur, Vattampakkam and Vadakupattu. In 2009, Tambaram taluk
1404-511: Was a British geologist and archaeologist who conducted geological surveys of prehistoric locations in India for the Geological Survey of India . For his contributions to Indian archaeology, he is called the father of Indian prehistory . He discovered the site of Attirampakkam (then part of the Madras Presidency , near Chennai ), a Madrasian culture . Foote joined the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on 29 December 1858 and
1443-608: Was cremated at Calcutta ; his ashes were deposited at Holy Trinity Church, Yercaud , Tamil Nadu , India. There is a memorial to him there. Foote was a Fellow of the Geological Society , London, from 1867 and a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute . His grandson was Major General Henry Bowreman Foote , who was the recipient of the Victoria Cross for his contributions to realm's defence during
1482-620: Was posted in the Madras Presidency , Hyderabad State and Bombay Presidency . An interest in Paleolithic life was inspired by the work of Joseph Prestwich in 1859. In 1863, after his archaeological survey began, he discovered India's first conclusive Paleolithic stone tool (a hand axe ). He found the tool in southern India ( Pallavaram , near Madras ). After the discovery, he and William King went on to discover more such tools and settlements in Southern and Western India. In 1884, he discovered
1521-419: Was trifurcated into Tambaram, Sholinganallur and Alandur taluks. Clubbing all the three taluks, a new revenue division with Tambaram as headquarters was formed. The increasing population and rapid urbanisation increased the need for town planning, improved administration structure and human resource planning. These demands drove the creation of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation. The announcement to establish
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