Local businesses in Chennai
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3 km of the city centre.
- 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
- Government offices: 33
- Commercial Tax Offices; Tamil Nadu Government Legislature & Secretariat; Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board; Tamilnadu uniform recruitment board; Wakf House; Chennai District Collector's Office; Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board; Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board; Custom House; Directorate of Lighthouses and Lightships
- Colleges and universities: 21
- MOP Vaishnav College for Women; Dr Ambedkar Law College; Womens Christian College; Madras Veterinary College; University of Madras (Chepauk); Bharathi Womens College; NIIT; Arts College Hostel; Ethiraj Annex; Madras School of Social Work
- Workshops and craft businesses: 13
- Afloat Engineers; De Lachocolate Confectionery; Ganapathi Traders; Ganesh Radio Repair; K. Arulbalaj Studio; K. Arun Digital Studio; Makhan Bhog - The World of Sweetness; Mint Video DIgital Studio; Puja Digital Studio; R. Balaji Studio
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 18
- United India Building; MOTOR FINANCE CORPORATION ; The Oriental Insurance Company; Institute of Chartered Accountants of India; DM Law Associates; KRISHNAMURTHY; R. Anand; Rohit Krishna; S. Prakashchand Jain Advocates; Themis Attorneys
- Banks: 113
- MHPFNL - "Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Ltd."; VIJAYA BANK & DUGAR FINANCE INDIA LTD; The Tamil Nadu Circle Co-operative Bank; Vellala Co-operative Bank; Scope International Offices; State Bank of India Zonal Office; Chennai Central Cooperative Bank; digibank by DBS; Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited; Dhanlaxmi Bank
- Hospitals: 84
- K.J. Hospital; Kumaran Hospital Pvt.Ltd.; The Arya Vysya Meternity Home and Child Welfare Centre; hiba specility hospital; Amrit Hospital; Apollo Childrens Hospital; Kasturibai Gandhi Hospital; Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital; Chennai Corporation Hospital; Chennai National Hospital
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)
- History
- The name Chennai comes from Chennappa Nayaka, whose territory the British East India Company took on lease in 1639.
- Education
- Chennai is a major education hub, with a literacy rate of about 90 per cent.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.