St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram explained

St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:12.9964°N 80.2031°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:Metro
Subdivision Name2:Chennai
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:42459
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram is a cantonment located in the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in Chengalpattu district, it includes some prominent places like the St.Thomas Mount itself, which is a sacred place of Christians where St. Thomas was believed to be martyred, the Anna International Airport and the Officers Training Academy and part of Pallavaram which includes Army Camp, Cantonment Park and some other localities.[1] It lies in Pallavaram Taluk of Chengalpattu District.

Demographics

India census,[2] St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram had a population of 42,459. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. St. Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 75%. In St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Enclaves of Cantonment Board

  1. St. Thomas Mount Cantonment Board Enclave
  2. Meenambakkam Cantonment Board Enclave (Chennai International Airport)
  3. Pallavaram Cantonment Board Enclave

References

Cantonment Board of St. Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram http://www.cbstm.org.in/

Notes and References

  1. Cantonment Board of St. Thomas Mount cum Pallavaram http://www.cbstm.org.in/
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.