Pammal

Pammal
—  suburb  —
Pammal
Coordinates: 12.975000°N 80.134722°E / 12.975000; 80.134722
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Municipal Chairman	C.V Elangovan (ADMK PARTY)
Population (2011)
• Total	73,374
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	600075
Telephone code	2248
Website	http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Pammal/

Pammal is a town in Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a neighbourhood of the city of Chennai and in 2011 had a population of 73,374.

Leather and tannery works are present in and around Pammal.^{[citation needed]} Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar, the father of modern Tamil theatre, was born in Pammal.^{[citation needed]} It is very close to Chennai International Airport (MAA). There are famous temple Sooriamman and Arkeeswarar ( Anna salai ), Rettai Pillayar Kovil(Pammal Main Road) and Sithi Vinayagar Temple (pammal main road) and remarkable church (Pammal Main Road) are located in Pammal Main Road.

For an important residential area, the roads of Pammal are very narrow. Among these, Nalla Thambi Road and Kalaignar Road are the major ones.

Nearest Places

• Pallavaram
• Polichalur
• Thiruneermalai
• Anakaputhur
• Nagalkeni
• Chromepet
• Kundrathur
• Tambaram

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Pammal had a population of 73374. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pammal has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 77%. In Pammal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

Bus Route to reach pammal are: M66,PP66,M52,52,60A,60D,60E,566A Pammal is a main stop for all buses plying between Tambaram and Poonamallee
The Nearest Raiway Station is at Pallavaram 3 km away. The Chennai Airport is 3.5 km away.

Healthcare and Hospitals

• Subiksha Hospital
• B.P. Jain Hospital
• Sri Sankara Eye Hospital
• JIP Heart and Diabetic care

Most of them are in the vicinity of Pammal Mainroad.

The nearest government hospitals include

• The Government Primary Health care center at Pozhichalur and
• The Govt hospital at Chrompet.

Education

There are some very good schools and colleges in Pammal. Schools:

• Sri Sankara Vidhyalaya Matriculation
• Sri Sankara Vidhyalaya primary school
• CSI
• Annai Velankanni School,
• Bhuvarahan School,
• Ammani Ammal School,
• Polytechnic:
• Sri Meenakshi Krishnan Polytechnic, Sankar Nagar

College:

• Sri Chandrasekherendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidhyalaya - Annex

Temples

• Kundrathur Murugan Temple
• Thiruneermalai
• Mangadu
• Sankara Vinayagar Temple
• Bhavani Amman Temple