Local businesses in Salem
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 1
- Live CAD Center
- Government offices: 13
- Central Excise Commissinorate; District Collector Office - Salem; Salem GST Division II; Ammapet Zone Office 3; Dist Collector Office; Govt office; Salem GST Commissionerate Office; Central Excise Office; Collectorate; Income tax Office
- Colleges and universities: 8
- TPT Dimond jublee block; Indian Institute of Handloom Technology Salem; SONA College of Technology; St. Theresa's Industrial Training Institute; THIAGARAJAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE; Silver jublee block; GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE; Government Arts College
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 1
- State Bank Of India - Salem
- Hospitals: 153
- Salem Government Hospital; Ponnammapettai PHC; AVM Hospital; Ac Hospitals; Anna Hospital; Dr. Nalini Sridhar Hospital; Ganesan Nursing Hospital; Guru Women And Children Hospital; K.N. Nataraj Hospital; Nithish Ge And Multi Speciality Hospital
- Banks: 16
- Salem Dist Coop Union; Salem District Central Co-op Bank; IndusInd Bank; Indian Overseas Bank; Indian Bank; Kotak Mahindra Bank; Union Bank of India; Axis Bank; HDFC Bank; State Bank of India
Salem facts
- District
- Salem district
- Area
- about 102 sq km, about 278 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 636001 (Salem Second Agraharam), 636456 (Salem Camp), 636007 (Salem North), 636006 (Salem South)
- Places nearby
- Christ Church (church, 1 km), Mahatma Gandhi Stadium (sports stadium, 1 km), Mookaneri Lake (lake, 5 km), ELCOT IT Park (iT Park, 7 km)
- History
- The Salem region was part of the Chera Empire during the Sangam period, and Roman coins from the time of the emperor Tiberius have been found here, suggesting trade with Rome.
- Culture and food
- Hinduism is the dominant religion in Salem. The Kottai Mariamman Temple holds an annual five-day festival in the Tamil month of Aadi.
- Geography
- Salem lies in western Tamil Nadu between the Kalrayan and Pachaimalai hills, and the Thirumanimutharu river flows through the city.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.