Kovilambakkam

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:

  1. Kovilambakkam revenue village which comes under Tambaram taluk in Chengalpattu district
  2. 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

Kovilambakkam

Sunnambu Kolathur, Chinna Kovilambakkam & Periya Kovilambakkam
Rural Village
Kovilambakkam Panchayat Office
Kovilambakkam
Coordinates: 12.9457357°N 80.2014543°E / 12.9457357; 80.2014543
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
TalukTambaram taluk
Village PanchayatKovilambakkam
Panchayat UnionSt. Thomas Mount
Government
 • TypePanchayat
 • BodyKovilambakkam Village Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total27,374
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600129
Telephone code91-44
Vehicle registrationTN-14
Lok Sabha constituencyChennai South
Legislative Assembly constituencySholinganallur_(state_assembly_constituency)
Websitehttp://www.kanchi.tn.nic.in/ (Governmental)


The Grama Sabha meeting of Kovilambakkam village is held 4 times a year on below days at 11:00 am:

  1. 26 January
  2. 1 May
  3. 15 August
  4. 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
  1. "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.
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