Peerkankaranai
Neighborhood of Tambaram, India
title: "Peerkankaranai" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-in-tambaram"] description: "Neighborhood of Tambaram, India" topic_path: "general/neighbourhoods-in-tambaram" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerkankaranai" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Neighborhood of Tambaram, India ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peerkankaranai |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Chengalpattu |
| subdivision_name2 | Chennai Metropolitan Area |
| subdivision_type2 | Metro |
| subdivision_name1 | [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chennai Metropolitan Area##Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| settlement_type | Neighbourhood |
| native_name | |
| area_code | +91-044-2274 |
| postal_code | 600063 |
| postal_code_type | PINs |
| utc_offset | +5:30 |
| timezone1 | IST |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| leader_title | MP |
| leader_name | T.R. Baalu (DMK) |
| leader_title1 | MLA |
| leader_name1 | S.R. Raja (DMK) |
| leader_title2 | Corporation Commissioner |
| leader_title3 | Mayor |
| leader_name3 | K. Vasanthakumari (DMK) |
| leader_title4 | Deputy Mayor |
| leader_name4 | G. Kamaraj (DMK) |
| registration_plate | TN 11 |
| registration_plate_type | Vehicle Registration |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Tamil |
| demographics1_title2 | Additional official |
| demographics1_info2 | English |
| subdivision_type4 | City |
| subdivision_name4 | Tambaram |
| leader_name2 | R. Alagumeena IAS |
| blank_name_sec1 | Law enforcement agency |
| blank_info_sec1 | Tambaram City Police |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Urban planning agency |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority |
| :: |
| name = Peerkankaranai | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Chengalpattu | subdivision_name2 = Chennai Metropolitan Area | subdivision_type2 = Metro | subdivision_name1 = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|22px]] Tamil Nadu | subdivision_type1 = State | coordinates = | official_name = | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chennai Metropolitan Area##Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | native_name = | area_code = +91-044-2274 | population_total = | postal_code = 600063 | postal_code_type = PINs | utc_offset = +5:30 | timezone1 = IST | population_density_km2 = auto | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | unit_pref = Metric | leader_title = MP | leader_name = T.R. Baalu (DMK) | leader_title1 = MLA | leader_name1 = S.R. Raja (DMK) | leader_title2 = Corporation Commissioner | leader_title3 = Mayor | leader_name3 = K. Vasanthakumari (DMK) | leader_title4 = Deputy Mayor | leader_name4 = G. Kamaraj (DMK) | registration_plate = TN 11 | registration_plate_type = Vehicle Registration | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Tamil | demographics1_title2 = Additional official | demographics1_info2 = English | subdivision_type4 = City | subdivision_name4 = Tambaram | leader_name2 = R. Alagumeena IAS | elevation_m = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | blank_name_sec1 = Law enforcement agency | blank_info_sec1 = Tambaram City Police | blank1_name_sec1 = Urban planning agency | blank1_info_sec1 = Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Peerkankaranai is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India.
Originally a town panchayat,it was merged with the Tambaram Municipal Corporation in 2021.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Peerkankaranai had a population of 17,521. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Peerkankaranai has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 79%. In Peerkankaranai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
References
- (29 March 2016). "52nd report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2014 to June 2015)". Ministry of Minority Affairs (Government of India).
- (5 November 2021). "Tambaram becomes the 20th municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu, Ordinance promulgated".
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
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