Thenambakkam

Thenambakkam is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Thenambakkam
census town
Interactive map of Thenambakkam
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,257
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Thenambakkam old name Thenmaraiur.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] 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.