Nungambakkam village in Thiruvallur district, is a small Gram Panchayat in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The village was originally a Zamindari estate under the Madras Presidency, formalised in the early 19th century, it is often confused with the more well-known Neighbourhood also called Nungambakkam which is part of Chennai city. However, they are not the same.
Economy and industry The leading sector in the village is agriculture, followed by rising residential demand. The village is surrounded by Erayamangalam to the south, Kammavarpalayam and Melnallathur to the north.
The Village is close to the Caterpillar construction plant established in Melnallathur.
Thiruvallur, 5.6 kilometers away is the nearest major town to the village, the nearest major railway station is in the town of Manavalanagar, 4 kilometers away.
The village has access to the town buses and rickshaws.
History The Original history of the village is said to have been largely populated by Iyengars and their communities until the early mid-19th century after the Zamindari settlement was formalised by the British.
After the establishment of the Pillai-Pari family, several other communities moved into the area, under the zamindari. The Village was a Zamindari from the early-19th-century estate till 1948 after the land reforms in India, is currently a Gram Panchayat in Tamil Nadu. Nungambakkam village is said to be the namesake of the upscale Chennai area, named by the then Raja of Nungambakkam in the mid 19th century, due to his adoration for the Madras neighbourhood. The village is well known for its Perumal and Amman temples.
During the mid-19th century a palace was built, by the then Raja of Nungambakkam, Tiruvengadam Pillai Pari, closely resembling Madras Club on Mount Road, the palace was burned by a fire in the 1950s, and very little of it remains.
The adjacent village Kammavarpalayam, is said to have been originally ruled by Teulgu Nayaka lords during the Vijayanagara era, notably the Kammavars.
The Nungambakkam village falls under the Thiruvallur assembly constituency, with the Pincode of 602002. The village has a population of 1,554 of which 768 are males while 786 are females per Population Census 2011.
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