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Local businesses in Chennai
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 326
- Splendour - Vestin Park; Texas Fiesta; Kappa Chakka Kandhari; Mash; Writers Cafe; China Town Restaurant; IRCTC; ARAVIND Traveler's Coffee; Adyar Anand Bhavan; BBQ Bro's
- Hotels and lodges: 123
- SPOT ON OYO RKH Inn; The Park Avenue Hotel; Ibis Chennai City Centre; Taj Club House Chennai; Greens Suite; Hotel Park Plaza; Ammu Palace; GP Mansion; Udayar Mansion; Metro Palace
- Attractions and museums: 16
- Fort St. George; Victoria Technical Institute; Chennai Government Museum; British Council; Fort St. George Museum; Tamilnadu Police Museum; Dr. Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran Museum; Egmore Childrens Museum; India Post Philatelic Bureau; Amma Museum
- Cinemas and theatres: 19
- Woodlands Symphony; Batcha Theatre; Albert Theatres; Casino Theatre; Melody; Raja Annamalai Hall; University of Madras Auditorium; Balaj; Buvaneshvari; Crown Talkies
- Places of worship: 180
- Arulmigu Varadaraja Manavaala Magamuni Thirukkoyil; Church at Jehovah Shammah; Kachaleeswarar Temple; Renuka Parmeshwari Temple (Chinnama Kovil); Sacred Heart Shrine; St. John the Baptist Church; Kandhakottam Temple; Periamet Masjid; Anderson Church; Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar And Varadarajan Perumal Temple
- Parks and stadiums: 64
- Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium; Loane Square; Nehru Indoor Stadium; Rajarathinam Stadium; Anna Memorial; Hydro Therapy Swimming Pool; M.G.R Memorial; Saifiyah Burhaniyah Sports Complex; Hanging Gardens; Langs Garden Park
- 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
- Arbuda Traders; Ashok Traders; Atlas Tools Center; Gandhi Hosiery; Gayathri Agencies; Kamals; Manpasand; Mehar Wedding Gallery; Nicobar; Posh Boutique
- 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
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)
- Culture and food
- Tamils are the majority in Chennai, alongside communities of Telugus, Marwaris, Gujaratis, Parsis, Sindhis, Odias, Goans, Kannadigas, Bengalis, Punjabis and Malayalees.
- 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.