Kovilambakkam
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Kovilambakkam
Sunnambu Kolathur, Chinna Kovilambakkam & Periya Kovilambakkam | |
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Rural Village | |
Coordinates: 12°56′45″N 80°12′05″E / 12.9457357°N 80.2014543°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Chengalpattu |
Taluk | Tambaram taluk |
Village Panchayat | Kovilambakkam |
Panchayat Union | St. Thomas Mount |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat |
• Body | Kovilambakkam Village Panchayat |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,374 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 600129 |
Telephone code | 91-44 |
Vehicle registration | TN-14 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai South |
Legislative Assembly constituency | Sholinganallur_(state_assembly_constituency) |
Website | http://www.kanchi.tn.nic.in/ (Governmental) |
Kovilambakkam is a rural village which is located within Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is administered by Kovilambakkam Village Panchayat, which is under control of St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union , Chengalpattu district. The area and population of Kovilambakkam is so huge that it consists of 2 Revenue villages spanning 2 different districts in Tamil Nadu:
- Kovilambakkam revenue village which comes under Tambaram taluk in Chengalpattu district
- MADIPAKKAM-B revenue village which comes under Sholinganallur taluk in Chennai district. MADIPAKKAM-B is commonly referred by the villagers by its 800 years old name Sunnambu Kolathur
The Grama Sabha meeting of Kovilambakkam village is held 4 times a year on below days at 11:00 am:
- 26 January
- 1 May
- 15 August
- 2 October
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Kovilambakkam had a population of 27,374. Males constitute 13,935 of the population and females 13,439. There were 7,010 households. Kovilambakkam has an average literacy rate of 72.55%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55.7%, and female literacy is 44.3%. In Kovilambakkam, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age...
Facilities
TNEB Sub Stations - Kovilambakkam
Samuthaya Nala Koodam
Police Booth Near Gandhi Nagar entrance
Viduthalai Nagar playground
Primary Health Centre - MELVIN JONES LIONS HEMODIALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE
Location
Schools and colleges
- Govt. Higher Secondary School
- A. V. G. Vidyalaya Matriculation School on Periyar Salai
- Nethaji vidhyalayam school
- golden school
- Pole Star Matriculation School
- Himayam Matriculation School
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Kovilambakkam
- Srujana International school (formerly Srujana Montessori School), Periya Kovilambakkam
References
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008. [verification needed]