Sembakkam

Sembakkam Municipality is a Residential Locality in Greater Chennai, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu State, India.It is located between Tambaram and Medavakkam and belongs to Tambaram Taulk Region.It falls under the Chennai Metropolitan Area as notified in 1974. It is located on the Velachery Main Road which has been home to multiple schools and colleges as well as several well known national and international brands.Sembakkam is well connected to other parts of the city with round the clock bus services and by train from Tambaram. Its proximity to Velachery, Tambaram, and OMR has made it into a more premium locality and one of the hottest places in terms of value appreciation.AdministrationIn 1984, the village panchayat of Sembakkam was elevated to Town Panchayat along with the hamlets of Rajakilpakkam and Gowrivakkam.The town panchayat’s population was 21,492 as per figures of the 2001 census.It more than doubled to 45356 as per the census of 2011.In 2013, Sembakkam was elevated as a Municipality.The annual revenue of the town panchayat touched Rs. 5 crore, an important factor that aided its status elevation to Municipality, the official said.Spread over 6.27 square kilometres, Sembakkam is divided into 15 Wards for administration purpose.Corporation status awaitedSembakkam Municipality is set to upgrade as Chennai Tambaram Corporation soon. A proposal was made to TN Government to make Tambaram as Chennai Tambaram Corporation zone. Tambaram Corporation will encompass two municipalities Sembakkam, Tambaram, four town panchayats in Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai, Madambakkam and Chitlapakkam, and seven village panchayats including Mudichur, Medavakkam, Vengaivasal, Agaramthen.