Peerkankaranai is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

Originally a town panchayat,it was merged with the Tambaram Municipal Corporation in 2021.

[2] As of 2001 India census,[3] Peerkankaranai had a population of 17,521.

Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.

In Peerkankaranai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.