Local businesses in Salem
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 15
- Hotel Sri Annapoorna's; Rangavilas; Rayalseema Spice; Saravanaa Parotta; Selvi Mess; Rasikas; Sarathy Restaurant ; Siva coffee shop; Green Park; Adyar Ananda Bhavan
- Clothing shops: 6
- Fashion Factory; ARRS Silks ; Golden House ; Raymonds Shop; Puma; Reliance Trends
- Jewellers: 9
- AVR Swarna Mahal; Coimbatore Jewellers; VS Selva Maligai; ANS Swarna Maligai; Jos Alukkas; Lalithaa Jewellery; Malabar Gold and Diamonds; Joyalukkas
- Supermarkets: 5
- Vinayaga Supermarket; Ponni Supermarket; Modern Super market; Reliance Supermarket; Reliance Fresh
- Salons and beauty shops: 2
- Sri Vetri Saloon
- Clinics: 39
- 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; Bismillah Piles Clinic; Dr. Kanaks Skin Hair & Cosmetology Clinic
- Schools: 32
- Diamond Rays Matric HR Sec School; Lef Eden Garden Matric School; SRI Saradha Balamandir Boys Matric HR Sec School; Sri Vasavi Matric HR Sec School; CSI Higher Secondary School; Holy flower matric hr.sec school; Jayarani matric school; P R Matric HR sec school; Srk matric school; St. Paul Higher Secondary School
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)
- Local economy
- Salem is a major textile centre, with more than 75,000 handlooms and spinning mills in the region and silk textiles the region is known for. Salem Fabric and Salem silk have geographical indication status, and cassava is widely grown.
- 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.
- 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.