Madambakkam

Madambakkam
Madambakkam
Neighbourhood
	Madambakkam Location in Chennai Metropolitan Area Madambakkam Location in Tamil Nadu Madambakkam Location in India
	Coordinates: 12°54′14″N 80°09′31″E / 12.903848°N 80.15861°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Metro	Chennai Metropolitan Area
District	Chengalpattu
City	Tambaram
Government
• MP	T.R. Baalu (DMK)
• MLA	S.R. Raja (DMK)
• Corporation Commissioner	R. Alagumeena IAS
• Mayor	K. Vasanthakumari (DMK)
• Deputy Mayor	G. Kamaraj (DMK)
Area
• Total	8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	31,681
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PINs	600126
Area code	+91-044
Vehicle Registration	TN 11
Law enforcement agency	Tambaram City Police
Urban planning agency	Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

Madambakkam (Tamil: [maːɖambaːkkam]) is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

It borders Selaiyur in the west, Sembakkam in north and Vengaivasal in north east and Sithalapakkam in east. The area is well known for its greeneries and the centuries old Dhenupureeswarar temple. Formerly a town panchayat, it was merged into Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in 2021.^[2]

Geography

Madambakkam is located at 12°54′14″N 80°09′31″E / 12.903848°N 80.15861°E / 12.903848; 80.15861.^[3] It has an average elevation of 29 metres (95 feet).

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			84.72%
Muslim			2.74%
Christian			25.79%
Sikh			0.07%
Buddhist			0.02%
Jain			0.07%
Other			0.5%

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[4] Madambakkam had a population of 31,681, Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.

As per the religious census of 2011, Madambakkam had 84.72% Hindus, 2.74% Muslims, 11.79% Christians, 0.07% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.07% Jains and 0.5% following other religions/groups.^[5]

Temple

Madambakkam is known for its historic Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The main deity of the temple is Lord Dhenupureeswarar. The temple is believed to be revamped during the tenure of Kulothunga Chola. The temple itself is said to have built during the period of the Parantaka Chola II (Sundara Chola), around 956–973 CE. It has sculptures and different postures of Shiva.

There is also a universal shrine for Sri Seshadriswamigal, SriChakra mahameru Lalithatripurasundari, SriGuruvayoorappan, 18 Siddars, SriNagarajar with his consorts SriNagalakshmi & SriNagavalli, and a Ghosala for cows which allows worship, irrespective of caste, creed, or religion. 18 Siddars represent the Navagrahas (each planet is represented by 2 Siddars). Siddar Havan is the most popular way of worship, wherein the individuals are permitted to perform velvi by themselves. This is also called as Navagraha Parihara Stalam. This universal shrine for worship is built by Guruji KVLN Sharmaji principle disciple of Sathguru Sri Seshadri swamigal

The temple is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.^[6]

The Gajaprishta Vimana temple contains inscriptions ranging from the period of Cholas through Sundara Pandya to Vijayanagara kings. The inscriptions reveal that the original name of Lord Dhenupureeswarar was Sittreri Udaiya Nayanar and that of Goddess Dhenukambal was Nampirattiyar. The passageway through which visitors pass to see the main deity belongs to the Vijayanagara period.

Tambaram Corporation

Madambakkam is part of Tambaram Municipal Corporation issued in G.O dated 13-1-2022. Tambaram corporation will encompass two municipalities, four town panchayats in Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai, Madambakkam and Chitlapakkam, and seven village panchayats.

The Madambakkam is chiefly a residential area [which includes Military, Navy & Airforce settlements].

Schools

The neighbourhood has a panchayat union primary school and a government higher secondary school, besides many private schools such as Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kendriya Vidyalaya (two branches), Alwin Memorial Public School (Zion Group), and Sri Kanchi Mahaswami Vidya Mandir.