Karambakkam | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#India Tamil Nadu#India3 |
Coordinates: | 13.0428°N 80.1617°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chennai |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
Subdivision Name3: | Ambattur taluk |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 21,376 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 600 116 |
Registration Plate: | TN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West) |
Karambakkam is a census town in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Recently buildings along Arcot road located at Karambakkam were demolished to provide space for the Chennai metro project.[1]
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]