Pallavaram taluk


Pallavaram taluk is a taluk in Chengalpattu district formed from the bifurcation of Alandur taluk in 2015. It also included a some areas from Sriperumbudur Taluk. Its headquarters are in the town of Pallavaram near Pallavaram - Thuraipakkam Radial Road. It comes under Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. It shares it's boundaries with Alandur Taluk in Chennai District on the north, Kundrathur Taluk in Kanchipuram district on the west, Sholinganallur Taluk in Chennai District on the east.
Later in 2018, Areas under Alandur Taluk were annexed with Chennai District. Villages which are not under Greater Chennai Corporation in Alandur Taluk are moved to Pallavaram Taluk.
Pallavaram Taluk has 4 Firkas: Pallavaram, Pammal, Kundrathur and Mangadu firkas.
Since 2019, new Chengalpattu district has been carved out from Kancheepuram District.Kundrathur is formed as new taluk with Kundrathur and Mangadu firkas.Kundrathur taluk comes under Kancheepuram District and Pallavaram Taluk is moved to newly formed Chengalpattu District.
The total area of Pallavaram is 95 km² including Kundrathur and Mangadu Firkas forming a largest taluk.Since 2019, Kundrathur and Mangadu Firkas are carved out from Pallavaram Taluk to form the new Kundrathur Taluk under Kancheepuram District.So, the total area of Pallavaram Taluk will shrink to 62 km² covering Pallavaram and Pammal firkas.
Currently, Pallavaram Taluk will have 2 firkas: Pallavaram and Pammal firkas.
Pallavaram taluk will soon have its own District Munsif Court.

Pallavaram Firka

, Cantonment Pallavaram, St. Thomas Mount Cantonment, Meenambakkam Cantonment, Essa Pallavaram, Zamin Pallavaram, Chromepet, Keelkattalai, Nemilichery, Hasthinapuram and Moovarasampattu villages.

Pammal Firka

, Nagalkeni, Pammal, Anakaputhur, Pozhichalur and Cowl Bazaar.

Taluk Boundaries

Demographics

Pallavaram Taluk was created in 2015. The demographics for the taluk will be published based on 2021 Census Report.