Local businesses in Salem
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Hospitals: 153
- 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; Rps Hospital
- Clinics: 39
- Santhi Nursing Home; Saradhas Nursing Home; Udaya Nursing Home; Abhi Eye Hospital; Akshaya Fertility Centre; Amutha Physiotherapy Clinic; Aravind Vision Centre; Arunagiri Ent Nursing Home; Ayush Care Siddha Centre; Ayush Multispeciality Homoeopathic Clinic
- Pharmacies: 9
- Thulasi Pharmacy; Ganesh Medical; Healthy Pharmacy; MedPlus
- Dental clinics: 6
- DentiQ Laser Dental Clinic; Dr. Ramesh Dental Care; Muthu Dental Hospital; Pappa Multispeciality Dental Clinic; Vasan Dental Care; Velans Dental Clinic and Hospital
- Medical supply and optical shops: 1
- Sakthi Medicals
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)
- 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.
- Education
- Salem's higher education includes Thiagarajar Polytechnic, founded in 1958, and the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, set up in 1960.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.