Sembakkam is a neighborhood in the city of
Tambaram
Tambaram is a city located within the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The city is governed by Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.
Etymology
Tambaram is an ancient town referred to as Taamapuram in an inscrip ...
, situated within the
Chennai Metropolitan Area,
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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.
It falls under the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) as notified in 1974. It is located on the Velachery Main Road which has been home to multiple schools and colleges as well as several well known national and international brands.
Sembakkam is well connected to other parts of the city with round-the-clock bus services and by train from Tambaram. Its proximity to Velachery, Tambaram, and OMR has made it into a more premium locality and one of the hottest places in terms of value appreciation.
Administration
In 1984, the village panchayat of Sembakkam was elevated to town panchayat along with the hamlets of
Rajakilpakkam and Gowrivakkam.
The town panchayat's population was 21,492 as per figures of the 2001 census. It more than doubled to 45356 as per the census of 2011.
In 2013, Sembakkam was elevated as a municipality. The annual revenue of the town panchayat touched Rs. 5 crore, an important factor that aided its status elevation to municipality, the official said. Spread over 6.27 square kilometres, Sembakkam is divided into 15 wards for administration purposes.
Demographics
India
census
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Sembakkam had a population of ''45,356'', Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.
As per the religious census of 2011, Sembakkam had 78.01%
Hindus
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, 8.21%
Muslims
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, 12.74%
Christians
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, 0.04%
Sikhs
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, 0.04%
Buddhists
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, 0.15%
Jains and 0.78% following other religions.
Hindu temples
Many temples are present in and around the area.
* Bhavani Periyapalayathamman Temple, 7th Cross St, Iyyappa Nagar, Sembakkam
* Sri Aganda Paripoorana Sachidananda Sabai, Rajakilpakkam
*
Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam)
* Aalavattamman Temple, Kamarajapuram
* Ponni amman Koil
* Kamakshi Temple
* Bajanai Koil
* Pillayar
Koil
* Karumariamman Temple
* shree maha sakthi puram Temple
* Sri Veda Vyasar Tapovanam
* Jambulingeshwarar Sivan Koil
Churches
* Advent Christian Church, Velachery Tambaram Main Road, Sembakkam,
* Advent Christian Church, Velachery Tambaram Main Road, Santhosapuram
* Zion AG Church, Kamarajapuram
* St Joseph Church, Mahalakshmi Nagar
* CSI St.Mark's Church, Camp Road Junction
* The Ark Victory Church, Sembakkam
* CSI St.John's Church, Madambakkam
Mosque/Masjid
* Masjid Noorunnissa Ahle Hadees, 3rd St,
Thirumalai Nagar, Sembakkam
* Masjid E Anwari, Sembakkam
* Masjid Al Haramain, Vallal Yusuf Nagar Main Rd, Sembakkam
* Al Masjid Noor, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Tambaram
Schools
* Shanthinikethan Matriculation Higher secondary school sembakkam
* Shanthinikethan CBSE school sembakkam
* Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Velachery Main Road, Sembakkam
* BOAZ Public School, Velachery Main Road, Gowrivakkam
* M.A.V. Vidyashram, Kamarajapuram
* Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Branches: Indira Nagar, Madambakkam, Hasthinapuram)
* Alwin Memorial Public School, Indira Nagar
* Olive Public School, Chitlapakkam
* Kanchi Mahasamy Vidya Mandir (CBSE Affiliated), Sembakkam
* Alpha International School,Velachery main road, Sembakkam
References
{{Neighbourhoods of Tambaram, state=collapsed
Neighbourhoods in Tambaram