Chennai

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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
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; DUGAR GROUP OF COMPANY
Cinemas and theatres: 19
Batcha Theatre; Albert Theatres; Casino Theatre; Melody; Raja Annamalai Hall; University of Madras Auditorium; Balaj; Buvaneshvari; Crown Talkies; Escape Cinemas
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
Clothing shops: 211
Arbuda Traders; Ashok Traders; Atlas Tools Center; Gandhi Hosiery; Gayathri Agencies; Kamals; Manpasand; Mehar Wedding Gallery; Nicobar; Posh Boutique
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
Schools: 91
St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School; K. Ramiah Chetty A.R.C. Girl's Higher Secondary School; St. Columbans Anglo-Indian Matriculation School; B.S. Nursery and Primary School; C.S.I. Anderson Rajagopaul Girls Higher Secondary School; Chennai Corporation School; Christ Church Anglo Indian High Secondary School; mani's nursery and primary school; Asan Memorial HSS; Bishop Corrie Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
Real estate agents: 2
Visionation Property Care; Lodha Estates and Finance

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.
History
The name Chennai comes from Chennappa Nayaka, whose territory the British East India Company took on lease in 1639.
Geography
Chennai lies on the Eastern Coastal Plains at an average elevation of about 6.7 m.

Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.