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Tambaram
District(s)	Kancheepuram
Coordinates	12.93° N 80.11° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 32 m (105 ft)
Population	137,609 (2001)
Municipal Chairman	E. Mani[1]
Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle	• 600045/46 • +91-44 • TN-22

Coordinates: 12.93° N 80.11° E

Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. This is an urban node. It has an average elevation of 32 metres (104 feet). Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to Kanyakumari divide the town into East Tambaram and West Tambaram. The Chennai suburban railway network operates a suburban railway service from Chennai Beach to Tambaram. It has a bustling market which caters to the population of southern Chennai.

Tambaram has an airforce station and houses one of the Flying (Instructors) Training School of the Indian Air Force. Some of the prominent organisations found in Tambaram are the Sivananda Orphanage, the MCC (Madras Christian College) and a number of engineering colleges.It is a place where people have a very orthodox way of thinking too.People of many religions stay here.And the concentration of North Indians here is alarming.Wonder whether it is north or south!!!

Tambaram is considered to be a satellite town as it caters to the needs of hundreds of villages and suburbs like Padappai, Seliyur, Agaram, Madambakkam, Mudichur and Madipakkam. Tambaram is geographically divided into West, East and Tambaram Sanatorium. East Tambaram is well known for education since there is a lot of educational institutions present there. Tambaram in general is considered as a haven for engineering graduates because of the many colleges located nearby. Some of the notable engineering colleges in Tambaram include Sri Sai Ram Engineering college,Bharath Deemed University , Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering and .The notable schools in Tambaram include Kendriya Vidyalaya Tambaram (there are 3 of them), Jaigopal Garodia National Higher Secondary School, Sri Sankara Vidyalaya, Christ King Higher Secondary School, Corley High School, Campus School(MCC), Shri Anand Jain Vidyalaya, Zion Matriculation School . Chennai's leading institute Prakash Institute is also situated here.

One of Tamil Nadu's Special Economic Zones - the Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ)is located in Tambaram. The MEPZ houses varied industries such as call centers and garment production factories.

On 3rd Sep 2005, National Institute of Siddha[1] was inaugurated[2] by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Prior to 1964, Tambaram was a small panchayat. In 1964 it was constituted as Grade III Municipality comprising the Village Panchayats of Pulikoradu, Irumbliyur, Selaiyur. Due to rapid development and growth of the town commercially and residentially, the Municipality is now classified as a 'Selection Grade Municipality'. The population as per 2001 census is 1,33,667 besides a floating population of more than 1 lakh per day. The extent of the municipality is 20.72 km².

The most famous road in West Tambaram is the Shanmugam Road which is one of the busiest roads in the city. It is comparable to the Ranganathan Street in West Mambalam. The eastern part of the road is the commercial centre while the western end is called the Medical centre. Tambaram has famous hospitals and diagnostic centres. It had three theatres called MR on the main road,National slightly off the main road till 1972,and the biggest of the three named vidhya

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Tambaram had a population of 137,609. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tambaram has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 65%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 74%. In Tambaram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

1. ^ The Hindu dated 29 October 2006

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Tambaram
Next station north: Tambaram Sanatorium	Chennai suburban railway : South line		Next station south: Perungalathur
	Stop Number:18	KM from starting:{{{5}}}

These are the stations of Chennai suburban railway - South line

Chennai Beach | Chennai Fort | Park Town | Chennai Egmore | Chetpet | Nungambakkam | Kodambakkam | Mambalam | Saidapet | Guindy | St. Thomas Mount | Palavanthangal | Meenambakkam | Tirusulam | Pallavaram | Chromepet | Tambaram Sanatorium | Tambaram | Perungalathur | Vandalur | Urapakkam | Guduvancheri | Potheri | Kattangulathur | Maraimalai Nagar | Singaperumal Koil | Paranur | Chengalpattu | Villiambakkam | Palur | Palayasivaram | Walajabad | Nathapettai | Kanchipuram | Tirumalpur

Coordinates: 12°56′N, 80°07′E Bold text