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Tambaram

Administration
Native ameTambaram
Typetown
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanchipuram
Government
Municipal ChairmanE. Mani
Geography
Total Area8 sq mi (20.72 km2)
Altitude32 m
Demography
Total Population137933 (2001)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode600045/46
Telephone91-44
VehicleTN-22

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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.

Tambaram is considered to be a satellite town as it caters to the needs of hundreds of villages and suburbs like Padappai, Selaiyur, Agaram, Madambakkam, Mudichur and Mannivakkam. Tambaram is geographically divided into West, East and Tambaram Sanatorium. East Tambaram is well known for its many educational institutions. The prominent among them is the Madras Christian College.

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Agents' make a killing during rush for tickets at Tambaram - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--But at -Tambaram-, the agents have chalked out a method to exploit the situation and make money by buying tickets for the passengers. ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:22:52 GMT+00:00
CMDA seals two buildings in Tambaram - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--"Certain portions of these buildings were constructed violating the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971," -Tambaram- municipality commissioner NS Prema told ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:23:51 GMT+00:00
Guindy engg college bundles out stray dogs - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--CHENNAI: The authorities of the College of Engineering, Guindy have allegedly transferred more than 18 stray dogs from the campus to places like -Tambaram- ... - Date : Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:18:48 GMT+00:00
`16 cr work at Tambaram stn - Deccan Chronicle Tweet this news
Deccan Chronicle--6: With preliminary work valued at `16 crore already under way, Southern Railway's plan to develop -Tambaram- railway station into the third major terminal in ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:30:30 GMT+00:00
Chennai ahead - The Hindu Tweet this news
The Hindu--The Chennai Bypass road, which starts from -Tambaram-, is almost complete but it is meant for the truck traffic to reach the Harbour and places beyond. ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:05:29 GMT+00:00
Buses still give a miss to students with free bus passes - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Every day, about 500 students of Vengambakkam and neighbouring villages near -Tambaram- walk about 16 km to and back from the Government Higher Secondary ... - Date : Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:05:13 GMT+00:00
MTC services affected due to lack of adequate no of drivers - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--According to sources, a total of 65 scheduled services per day could not be operated from the Alandur, -Tambaram-, Vadapalani, Tondiarpet-I, Perambur and ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:48:32 GMT+00:00
Cops pray to stop track deaths - Deccan Chronicle Tweet this news
Deccan Chronicle--12: Rattled by a spurt of deaths on railway tracks in the -Tambaram- area, the railway police conducted a special puja at -Tambaram- railway police station ... - Date : Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:49:08 GMT+00:00
Senior citizen ends life - The Hindu Tweet this news
The Hindu--The body was sent to -Tambaram- Taluk Government Hospital in Chromepet for post-mortem. Further investigations are on, police said, adding that they had no ... - Date : Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:55:32 GMT+00:00
Footboard travel ends in tragedy for 16-yr-old - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Police said the deceased, Bharat Kumar, a student of Class 11, was travelling to his school in East -Tambaram-, when the accident took place. ... - Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:13:55 GMT+00:00

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