Tambaram

Tambaram தாம்பரம்
neighbourhood
Tambaram Railway Station of Chennai Suburban Railway Network
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Coordinates: 12°56′N 80°07′E / 12.93°N 80.11°E / 12.93; 80.11Coordinates: 12°56′N 80°07′E / 12.93°N 80.11°E / 12.93; 80.11
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Taluk	Tambaram
Metro	Chennai
Municipality	Tambaram
Government
• Body	CMDA
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
PIN	600045,600047 and 600059
Vehicle registration	TN-11,TN-22
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tambaram
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation
Website	www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Tambaram is residential locality in Southern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tambaram is a Gateway of South Chennai situated 27 km (17 mi) south of the Broadway in Tamil Nadu, India. It is on the 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 neighbourhood is served by the Tambaram railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Tambaram is described as the Gateway of the Beautiful Metropolitan City of Chennai. As of 2011, the city had a population of 174,787.

Tambaram is also home to the Tambaram Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force.

The earliest references to Manimangalam in the outskirts of Tambaram are in relation to a battle fought between the Western Chalukya ruler Pulakesin II and the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I. The Rajagopala Perumal Temple is one of three Vishnu temples in the town and was constructed by the Medieval Cholas. The earliest inscriptions mentioning the temple are by Rajendra Chola I and have been dated to 1056 CE. Rajendra Chola I refers to the temple as Kamakoti-Vinnagar and Thiruvaykulam.

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