| Thenambakkam | |
| Settlement Type: | census town |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kancheepuram |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 9257 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Thenambakkam is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Thenambakkam old name Thenmaraiur.
India census,[1] Thenambakkam had a population of 9257. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thenambakkam has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 57%. In Thenambakkam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Thenambakkam Brahma pureeswarar temple was a favorite place of Kanchi Periyavaal (Pujyasri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi) of the famed Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.