| Peerkankaranai | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chengalpattu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Coordinates: | 12.9111°N 80.1036°W |
| 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 |
| 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: | [1] |
| 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 |
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.[2]
As 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.