Karambakkam

Karambakkam
Neighbourhood
Karambakkam is located in Chennai
Karambakkam
Karambakkam
Karambakkam is located in Tamil Nadu
Karambakkam
Karambakkam
Karambakkam is located in India
Karambakkam
Karambakkam
Coordinates: 13°02′34″N 80°09′42″E / 13.04278°N 80.16167°E / 13.04278; 80.16167
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
TalukaAmbattur taluk
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
21,376
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 116
Vehicle registrationTN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West)

Karambakkam is a census town in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Recently[when?] buildings along Arcot road located at Karambakkam were demolished to provide space for the Chennai metro project.[1]

Demographics

Karambakkam has a population of 21,376. Males account for 10,759 people while the female population count is 10,617. Karambakkam has an average literacy rate of 90.47 percent with the sex ratio of 987, higher than the state average of 80.09 percent, male literacy is 94.85 percent, and female literacy is 85.99 percent. 11.33 percent of the population is under 6 years of age. 88.32 percent of the population describe their occupation as the main work along with 1503 female workers.

Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 6.89 percent and 0.14 percent of total population in Karambakkam.[2]

Religions in Karambakkam city, 2011 Census data[2]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 88.09%
Muslims
 
 6.55%
Christians
 
 4.71%
Others†
 
 0.65%
Distribution of religions
† Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains.

References

  1. ^ "You can soon ride all over Chennai". The Times of India. 17 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Karambakkam Population Census 2011". 2011 Census of India.


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