Local businesses in Chennai
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3 km of the city centre.
- Malls and department stores: 10
- Express Avenue Mall; Ispahani Centre; Alsa Mall Shopping Complex; Lily Pond Shopping Complex; Spencer Plaza; Patni Plaza; Spencers daily; pazhamudir; Cisons Complex
- Supermarkets: 7
- C.S.Rajasundaram Chetty & Sons.; ARS SUPER MARKET; Eshwararam Metals; Gupta pan bhandar; Praveen Plastic; Rakshkumar & Co; Nilgiri's
- Clothing shops: 211
- Ashok Traders; Atlas Tools Center; Gandhi Hosiery; Gayathri Agencies; Kamals; Manpasand; Mehar Wedding Gallery; Nicobar; Posh Boutique; Radhe Krishna Lace House
- Jewellers: 96
- AG Amma Gold Covering Works; Aadinath Jewel; Aarthi Gold House; Amma Fashion Jewellers; Aradhana International; Asotha Jewellers; Bitco Bangles; C.R. Jewellery; Chakra's Covering; Cit Gold
- IT and company offices: 10
- Blaze Dream Technologies Pvt Ltd; MOTOR FINANCE CORPORATION; Data Software Research Company Pvt. Ltd.; Sundaram Towers; VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.; Akshaya Shanthi; Ashok LCD service; EMPEE GROUP OF COMPANY; Maaya Systems
Chennai facts
- District
- Chennai district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 46,46,732
- Area
- about 426830040 sq km, about 6 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 600001 (Chennai ), 600016 (Chennai Airport)
- Places nearby
- Park Town (neighborhood of Chennai, India, 1 km), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai) (multipurpose stadium, 1 km), Chennakesava Perumal Temple (perumal temple, 1 km), Mallikesvarar Temple (shiva temple, 1 km)
- Local economy
- Chennai is called the Gateway to South India, with two major ports, an international airport and converging road and rail networks. Its economy has grown faster than the national average.
- Education
- Chennai is a major education hub, with a literacy rate of about 90 per cent.
- Culture and food
- Tamils are the majority in Chennai, alongside communities of Telugus, Marwaris, Gujaratis, Parsis, Sindhis, Odias, Goans, Kannadigas, Bengalis, Punjabis and Malayalees.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.