Sholinganallur Taluka - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Sholinganallur is an administrative taluka in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 116 km², including 31.87 km² of rural area and 84.33 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 975 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Sholinganallur Taluka

Sholinganallur Taluka has a total of 17 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1EnjambakkamUrbanNot applicable
2JaladampetUrbanNot applicable
3KarapakkamUrbanNot applicable
4KottivakkamUrbanNot applicable
5Madipakkam - 2UrbanNot applicable
6Madipakkam -1UrbanNot applicable
7NeelangaraiUrbanNot applicable
8Okkiam ThorapakkamUrbanNot applicable
9PalavakkamUrbanNot applicable
10PallikaranaiUrbanNot applicable
11PerungudiUrbanNot applicable
12SeevaramUrbanNot applicable
13SemmanjeriUrbanNot applicable
14Sholinganallur - 1UrbanNot applicable
15Shollinganallur - 2UrbanNot applicable
16UllagaramUrbanNot applicable
17UthandiUrbanNot applicable

Population of Sholinganallur Taluka

According to the 2011 Census, Sholinganallur Taluka had a total population of 5,63,342 people living in 1,43,615 households. The population comprised 2,85,167 males and 2,78,175 females, with an average population density of 4,848 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population5,63,34270,4414,92,901
Male Population2,85,16735,7192,49,448
Female Population2,78,17534,7222,43,453
Total Households1,43,61516,4801,27,135
Population Density4,848 / km²2,210 / km²5,845 / km²

Sholinganallur Taluka had 4,41,020 literate people and 64,665 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 74,531 and 2,258 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)64,6657,83356,832
Literate Population4,41,02053,2803,87,740
Illiterate Population1,22,32217,1611,05,161
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population74,53113,19661,335
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population2,2589131,345

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.