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
- Ramyyam; Arbuda Traders; Ashok Traders; Atlas Tools Center; Gandhi Hosiery; Gayathri Agencies; Kamals; Manpasand; Mehar Wedding Gallery; Nicobar
- Jewellers: 96
- shagun jewellers SGJ; A.S.A Gold Covering & Fancy Jewellery; AG Amma Gold Covering Works; Aadinath Jewel; Aarthi Gold House; Amma Fashion Jewellers; Aradhana International; Asotha Jewellers; Bitco Bangles; C.R. Jewellery
- Electronics and mobile shops: 59
- Agarwal Fashion Mobile Accessories; Al-Hudha Telecom & Stationery; Amazing Mobiles; Arihant Electric Agencies; B.E Mobile Sales and Service; Bhandari Electric Company; Cabco Paradise; Cell O Tronics; Cell Universe; Classic Corner
- Car and motorcycle dealers: 14
- Malinisri Bajaj; G.T. Bikes; Jap Bikes; Madras Auto Service; Motor World; Sri Sai Shival Motors; VST Grandeur; Tata; Royal Enfield; Maruti Suzuki
- Hardware shops: 14
- Ambica Trading; Best Tools Centre; Burhani Supply Corporation; Delhi Tool House; H.M. Trading Company; Kalanjiam Hardware Stores; Kwality Hardware; Liberty Hardware; Namo Hardwares; Peninsula Enterprises
- Furniture shops: 6
- MP Agencies; Afrin Furniture; Kohinoor Furniture; Ocean Industries; Premier Furniture; Simply Sofas
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 15
- McRennett Bakery; Alankar Bakers; Brownie Heaven; CHAMS Bakery; CK's Bakery; Cake & Shake; Cake Square; Chandrika Bakery; FB Cakes; Ramya Bakery
- Book and stationery shops: 68
- sri chakra industries; A. K. Stationery; A.V.M. Stores; AVM Stationeries; Abbas Stationery; Apple Stationery; Aristo Paper Agencies; Asian Books & Stationers; Bagdad Stationery House; Basant Paper House
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)
- Geography
- Chennai lies on the Eastern Coastal Plains at an average elevation of about 6.7 m.
- Education
- Chennai is a major education hub, with a literacy rate of about 90 per cent.
- History
- The name Chennai comes from Chennappa Nayaka, whose territory the British East India Company took on lease in 1639.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.