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
- 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
- Hospitals: 153
- 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; SIMS Chellum Hospital
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.
- Education
- Salem's higher education includes Thiagarajar Polytechnic, founded in 1958, and the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, set up in 1960.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.