Thakkolam is a panchayat town in Ranipet district, Chennai Metropolitan Area region of Tamil Nadu, India.

As of 2001[update] India census, Thakkolam had a population of 11,919.

[3] With the development of a vast road network, Thakkolam is well connected to its nearby towns and villages.

The Thakkolam railway station connects the village to Arakonam, Tirumalpur, Kanchipuram and Chengalpet and the Thiruvalangadu railway station connects to Chennai and Arakonam.The place has got a very famous god called Lord Dhakshinamoorthy in "Thava kolam" since ever called thakolam.

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