Kovilambakkam

Kovilambakkam is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. It is a village panchayat located in Tambaram taluk, Chengalpattu district in the state of Tamil Nadu, about 26 km from Chennai city center and 12 km from Tambaram. The neighbourhood spans the areas of Sunnambu Kolathur, Chinna Kovilambakkam and Periya Kovilambakkam.

Governance
The neighbourhood is administered by the Kovilambakkam Village Panchayat, which is under control of St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union, Chengalpattu district. The area and population of Kovilambakkam spans two revenue villages across two districts in Tamil Nadu, namely, Kovilambakkam revenue village (which comes under Tambaram taluk in Chengalpattu district) and Madipakkam-B revenue village (which comes under Sholinganallur taluk in Chennai district). Madipakkam-B is commonly referred to by the villagers by its 800-year-old name Sunnambu Kolathur.

In December 2023, Cyclone Michaung caused 5.5 feet high floods in Viduthalai Nagar 2nd main road by building storm water drains to discharge water from Kovilambakkam and Sunnambu kolathur lakes to Narayanpuram lakes. This was 4 times the capacity of Narayanapuram lake and the outlet near A2B restaurant couldn't carry this water to marshland.

Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Kovilambakkam had a population of 27,374. Males constitute 13,935 of the population and females 13,439. There were 7,010 households. Kovilambakkam has an average literacy rate of 72.55%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55.7%, and female literacy is 44.3%. In Kovilambakkam, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Geography
The neighbourhood has a lake known as the Kovilambakkam lake. It is connected with the Narayanapuram lake in Pallikaranai by means of a 4-km-long surplus channel to drain rainwater. The canal has a carrying capacity of 12,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water. However, there are complaints of sewage being dumped into the canal by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation

Infrastructure
Kovilambakkam is located along the Pallavaram–Thoraipakkam 200-feet Radial Road. It is also one of the areas that will be connected by the phase II network of the Chennai Metro currently under construction.

Schools and colleges

 * Govt. Higher Secondary School
 * DAV Co-ed School, Pallikaranai (located on Sunnambu Kolathur main road)
 * A. V. G. Vidyalaya Matriculation School
 * Nethaji Vidhyalayam School
 * Golden School
 * Pole Star Matriculation School
 * Himayam Matriculation School
 * Panchayat Union Primary School
 * Srujana International school (formerly Srujana Montessori School)