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Peerkankaranai is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India.
Peerkankaranai | |
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  Peerkankaranai Location in Chennai Metropolitan Area  Peerkankaranai Location in Tamil Nadu  Peerkankaranai Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′40″N 80°06′13″E / 12.911126°N 80.103636°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) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PINs | 600063 |
| Area code | +91-044-2274 |
| Vehicle Registration | TN 11 |
| Law enforcement agency | Tambaram City Police |
| Urban planning agency | Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority |
Originally a town panchayat,it was merged with the Tambaram Municipal Corporation in 2021.[2]
Demographics
editAs of 2001 India census,[3] 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
edit- ^ "52nd report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Minority Affairs (Government of India). 29 March 2016. p. 132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Tambaram becomes the 20th municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu, Ordinance promulgated". 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.