Pallavaram | |
|---|---|
Taluk | |
| Pallavaram[1] | |
Pallavaram taluk Building Near Vels College Signal Pallavaram – Thuraipakkam Radial Road Kurinji Nagar, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 044 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chengalpattu |
| Firkas | 2 |
| Headquarters | Pallavaram |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Local Administrations | Tambaram Corporation andSt.Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram Cantonment Board |
| Established | 2015 |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 582,783 |
| • Density | 14,510/km2 (37,580/sq mi) |
| PIN | 600043 (Essa Pallavaram, Zamin Pallavaram, Cantonment Pallavaram and Tirusulam) 600075 (Pammal) 600027 (Meenambakkam Cantonment) 600016 (St.Thomas Mount) 600044 (Chrompet and Nagalkeni) 600117 (Old Pallavaram and Keelkattalai) 600074 (Pozhichalur and Cowl Bazaar) 600070 (Anakaputhur) 600091 (Moovarasampattu) 600132 (Thiruneermalai) |
| Vehicle registration | TN 22, TN 85, TN 11 |
| District Collector: D. Sneha Location: Planning Agency:CMDA | |
Pallavaram taluk is ataluk inTambaram division,Chengalpattu district ofTamil Nadu, India. Its headquarters in located inPallavaram–Thuraipakkam Radial Road. It shares its boundaries withAlandur Taluk inChennai District on the north, Kundrathur Taluk inKanchipuram district on the west,Sholinganallur Taluk inChennai District on the east.
In 2018, when areas under Alandur Taluk, were annexed byChennai District, revenue villages that were not underGreater Chennai Corporation were moved to Pallavaram Taluk.
Pallavaram Taluk has fourrevenue blocks: Pallavaram, Pammal, Kundrathur, and Mangadu.[2]
In 2019,Chengalpattu district was carved out fromKancheepuram district. Kundrathur taluk was created withKundrathur andMangadu revenue blocks. Kundrathur taluk remind under Kancheepuram District and Pallavaram Taluk was moved to newly formed Chengalpattu District.[3]
The total area of Pallavaram was 100 km2 including Kundrathur and MangaduFirkas forming a largest taluk. Since 2019, Kundrathur and Mangadu Firkas are carved out from Pallavaram Taluk to form the new Kundrathur Taluk under Kancheepuram District. So, the total area of Pallavaram Taluk was shrunk to 62 km2 covering Pallavaram and Pammal revenue blocks.
Currently, Pallavaram Taluk will have 2 firkas: Pallavaram and Pammal revenue blocks.
Pallavaram taluk have its own District Munsif Court.[4]
Tirusulam, Cantonment Pallavaram, St. Thomas Mount Cantonment, Meenambakkam Cantonment, Essa Pallavaram, Zamin Pallavaram,Keelkattalai, Nemilichery, Hasthinapuram andMoovarasampattu villages.
Thiruneermalai,Pammal,Anakaputhur,Pozhichalur andCowl Bazaar.
Pallavaram Taluk was created in 2015. The demographics for the taluk will be published based on 2021 Census Report.
The taluk is administered by the Tahsildar office located in Pallavaram.[5]