Ramapuram is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 of Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, India

India

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. It is situated on the Mount-Poonamallee Road

Mount-Poonamallee Road

The St. Thomas Mount-Poonamallee Road, popularly known as the Mount-Poonamallee Road, is an arterial road in the city of Chennai, India. It runs for 11 kilometres from Kathipara Junction to the NH 4 highway connecting St. Thomas Mount with the suburb of Poonamallee...

 at a distance of 3 kilometres from Guindy

Guindy

Guindy is one of the important neighbourhoods of Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the South-Western part of the city. It is the entry point or the gateway to Chennai city from the Southern parts of Tamil Nadu and the South Western suburbs of Chennai...

. Ramapuram forms a part of Kanchipuram district

Kanchipuram district

Kanchipuram district is a district in the northeast of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is bounded in the west by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai districts, in the north by Thiruvallur District and Chennai District, in the south by Viluppuram District and in the east by the Bay of Bengal. It lies...

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Ramapuram is one of the fastest developing suburbs of Chennai and is known for its IT Parks.

Geography

The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M.G.Ramachandran's residence was in Ramavaram. The place known as "MGR Gardens" now houses a school for the deaf and dumb children.

Ramavaram is also famous for the Lakshmi Narasimha

Narasimha

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 Perumal Temple (Lakshmi Narasimhan idol is approximately 2000 years old). Ramavaram is in the out-skirts of chennai, which seems to be pollution less with no water problem. It is surrounded with big hospitals like MIOT, SRM & Rakshit hospital. This place has many nationalised banks & ATM centers (like Bank of Baroda, UTI, ICICI & SBI). Contus Support Interactive Pvt. Ltd, L&T Infotech, DLF IT PARK is located in Ramapuram, the coolest place to be for an IT-Professional.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Ramavaram had a population of 35,251. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Ramavaram has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 61%. In Ramavaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.