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.
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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
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