Palavakkam

Palavakam is a locality in the south of Chennai and census town in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the East Coast Road about 6 km south of Adyar.

Palavakkam
Neighbourhood
Palavakkam
Coordinates: 12.9535°N 80.2572°E / 12.9535; 80.2572
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Population  (2001)
• Total	14,369
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600041
Telephone code	91-44

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Palavakam had a population of 14,369. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palavakam has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 68%. In Palavakam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Palavakkam beach, Chennai during the 2020 COVID Lockdown

Educational institutions

The First bilingual International School in Chennai, German International School Chennai is situated in 4/391, Ram Garden, Anna Salai, Palavakkam.^[2]