 Preciously it called as sholinganallur changed as Solinganalloor.Etymology given by researchers is chola + angam + nallur, which means place that is part of Chola's settlement, when they created this place for live during 8th century before which this use to be a marshland with mango forest.India census, the population of Sholinganallur reached about 7.5 lakh, making it one of the most densely populated places in Tamil Nadu.