Chennai, the capital of Tamil
Nadu state forms one of the developed urban centres of India. Located
towards the south east and along the coastal plains of India, the city
is popular for more than one reason. The city represents one of the
developed trade centres of India. It is one amongst the four
metropolitan city's and the smallest one in the sub continent.
Chennai is a seaside (and a major port) city where the sea is a rhapsodist blue, hugging the second largest beach in the world. Particularly charming features of Chennai are its allegiance to ancient traditions, no matter how modernized it has become, and its willingness to spread out further rather than develop into a multi-storey concrete jungle.
With a population of 6 million people, Chennai is a vibrant city ever growing, expanding and changing every year. Popularly regarded as the "Gateway to the South", Chennai presents culture that is distinctly different from that of northern India. Music, dance and all other art forms of the South are cherished and nurtured in this city which, though industrialized, continues to be traditional and conventional in many ways.
State: Tamil Nadu City: Chennai Status: Metropolitan city Former Name: Madras Area: 174 square kilometres Population: 4.2 million (2001 census) Location: South East India - 13.04 °N, 80.17 °E Population Density: 24,231 persons per square kilometre Literacy Rate: 80.14 % Climate: Tropical Climate Weather: Hot and Humid Regional Language: Tamil, English, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam Mean Temperatures: 37 °C Summer, 24 °C Winter Average Rainfall: 1300 mm Industries: Automobile, IT, Petrochemicals, Textiles, Apparels Transportation: Roadways, Railways, Airways and Water
Transportation Airports: Chennai International Airport Airport Terminals: National as well as International Ports: Chennai Port Ennore Port Railway Terminals: Chennai Central, Chennai - Egmore Distance from other metropolitan cities: Calcutta - 1676 kms,
chennai - 2095 kms, Mumbai - 1329 kms Distance from Nearby Cities: Kancheepuram - 75 kms, Bangalore -
334 kms, Pondicherry - 162 kms, Tirupati - 154 kms, Mamallapuram - 58
kms, Vellore - 145 kms Foreign Banks: Bank Of America, Bank Of Tokyo-mitsubishi,
CitiBank, ECGC OF INDIA LTD, Ryan Services, Standard Chartered Bank
