| Kovilambakkam | |
| Native Name Lang: | Kovilambakkam |
| Settlement Type: | Village Panchayat |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai |
| Coordinates: | 12.9457°N 80.2015°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chengalpattu_district and Chennai_district |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type4: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name4: | Tambaram and Sholinganallur_taluk |
| Subdivision Type5: | Village panchayat |
| Subdivision Name5: | Kovilambakkam |
| Subdivision Type6: | President |
| Subdivision Name6: | Geetha Manimaran |
| Government Type: | Panchayat |
| Governing Body: | Kovilambakkam Village Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 27,374 |
| 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 Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600129 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-44 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-14 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Chennai South |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Legislative Assembly constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sholinganallur (state assembly constituency) |
| Website: | https://chengalpattu.nic.in/ https://chennai.nic.in/ https://www.kovilambakkam.com(Governmental) |
Kovilambakkam is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. It is a village panchayat located in Tambaram taluk, Chengalpattu district in the state of Tamil Nadu, about 26 km from Chennai city center and 12 km from Tambaram. The neighbourhood spans the areas of Sunnambu Kolathur, Chinna Kovilambakkam and Periya Kovilambakkam.
The neighbourhood is administered by the Kovilambakkam Village Panchayat, which is under control of St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union, Chengalpattu district. The area and population of Kovilambakkam spans two revenue villages across two districts in Tamil Nadu, namely, Kovilambakkam revenue village (which comes under Tambaram taluk in Chengalpattu district) and Madipakkam-B revenue village (which comes under Sholinganallur taluk in Chennai district). Madipakkam-B is commonly referred to by the villagers by its 800-year-old name Sunnambu Kolathur.
In December 2023, Cyclone Michaung caused 5.5 feet high floods in Viduthalai Nagar 2nd main road by building storm water drains to discharge water from Kovilambakkam and Sunnambu kolathur lakes to Narayanpuram lakes. This was 4 times the capacity of Narayanapuram lake and the outlet near A2B restaurant couldn't carry this water to marshland.
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Kovilambakkam had a population of 27,374. Males constitute 13,935 of the population and females 13,439. There were 7,010 households. Kovilambakkam has an average literacy rate of 72.55%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55.7%, and female literacy is 44.3%. In Kovilambakkam, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The neighbourhood has a lake known as the Kovilambakkam lake. It is connected with the Narayanapuram lake in Pallikaranai by means of a 3.5-km-long surplus channel to drain rainwater.[2] The canal has a carrying capacity of 12,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water.[2] However, there are complaints of sewage being dumped into the canal by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation[2]
Kovilambakkam is located along the Pallavaram–Thoraipakkam 200-feet Radial Road.[3] It is also one of the areas that will be connected by the phase II network of the Chennai Metro currently under construction.[4]