Suburban City

This is a suburban city and also called as South Gate of greater Chennai, which is situated 27 Km away from Chennai Metropolitan City . This city is a hub to all major destinations from Chennai to south Tamilanadu. as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The Chennai Subaraban Railway has its Terminus of Chennai Beach to Tambaram EMU railway line here.

Many number of Engineering Colleges are located around this city include Bharath Deemed University , Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering and Sri Sai Ram Engg college. Madras Christian College (MCC) and Sivanandha Orpahanage is a well known Landmark of Tambaram township. The notable schools in the Tambaram include Good Earth,Christ King Higher Secondary School, Corley High School, Sri Sankara Vidyalaya,Zion Matriculation School and St Mary's School.

A very well known Tourist place Arignar Anna Zoolagical Park situated in Vandalur, very near to Tambaram township houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India.

Tambaram is a nerve centre of many villages and suburbs like Padappai,Seliyur,Agaram, Madambakkam and Madipakkam.

The Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ)is located in Tambaram, One of Tamil Nadu's Special Economic Zones. Many Call centers and Garment Manufacturing unit are situated in this zone.

Shanmugam Road, Tambaram the only long Road which is considered as the heart line of Tambaram and is camparable to Ranganathan Street in T.Nagar, Chennai.

National Siddha Centre is recently built and inaugurated by our Honourable Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh.