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Sembakkam is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India.
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



As of 2011 India census, 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, 8.21% Muslims, 12.74% Christians, 0.04% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 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




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2001
• Sembakkam
• Tambaram
• Rajakilpakkam
• Chennai
• Selaiyur
• Madambakkam
• Areas of Chennai
• Chennai International Airport
• Tamil cinema
• Chennai Central railway station