am ▁ 2 0 0 - fe et ▁radial ▁road ▁connect s ▁P amm al ▁with ▁Th ura ip ak k am ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁in ▁O MR ▁( R aj iv ▁Gand hi ▁Sal ai ) ▁and ▁E CR ▁( E ast ▁Coast ▁Road ). ▁The ▁service ▁road ▁along ▁the ▁Chen na i ▁B yp ass ▁Fly over ▁in ▁P amm al ▁connect s ▁many ▁areas ▁with ▁P amm al . ▁The ▁Chen na i ▁Out er ▁Ring ▁Road ▁is ▁just ▁ 5   km ▁from ▁P amm al . ▁Tamb aram ▁Railway ▁Station ▁Terminal ▁is ▁ 7 ▁kilometres ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁halt ▁for ▁express ▁trains ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁km ▁from ▁Po on am alle e . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁ 6 5 ▁km ▁from ▁Kan ch ip ur am , ▁ 3 8 km ▁from ▁Th ir uv all ur , ▁ 2 5 ▁km ▁from ▁Sri per umb ud ur ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁km ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Ch eng al p att u . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁P amm al ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 5 , 8 7 0 . ▁Le ather ▁and ▁t ann ery ▁fact ories ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁P amm al , ▁which ▁are ▁labour - int ensive ▁and ▁employ ▁many ▁people . ▁P amm al ▁S amb and ha ▁M ud ali ar , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁modern ▁T amil ▁theatre , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P amm al . ▁There ▁are ▁many