Kathirvedu
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Chennai Madras |
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Clockwise from top right: Chennai Central, Marina Beach, Madras High Court, TIDEL Park, Ripon Building, San Thome Basilica, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Classical dance Bharata Natyam and Valluvar Kottam
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| Nickname(s): Detroit of Asia Gateway of South India India's Health Capital, City of flyover |
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 Chennai
Location of Chennai in Tamil Nadu
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| Coordinates: 13°5′N 80°16′E / 13.083°N 80.267°ECoordinates: 13°5′N 80°16′E / 13.083°N 80.267°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai, Kanchipuram Tiruvallur |
| Former name | Madras |
| Established | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| • Mayor | Saidai Duraisamy |
| • Corporation Commissioner | D Karthikeyan IAS |
| • Police Commissioner | Dr. A K ViswanathanIPS |
| Area | |
| • Megacity | 426 km2 (164.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,189 km2 (459.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Megacity | 7,088,000 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8,653,521 8,917,749 (Extended UA) |
| • Metro rank | 4th |
| Demonym(s) | Chennaiite |
| Languages | |
| • Native |
Standard Tamil Madras Tamil |
| • Official |
Tamil English |
| • Minority |
Hindi Telugu Malayalam Kannada Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Pincode(s) | 600xxx |
| Area code(s) | +91-44 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-01 to TN-14, TN-18, TN-22, TN-85 |
| Metro GDP | $59 to $66 billion (PPP) |
| Website | Chennai Corporation |
| Population of Chennai city | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1791 | 300,000 |
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| 1871 | 367,552 |
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| 1881 | 405,848 | 10.4% | |
| 1891 | 452,518 | 11.5% | |
| 1901 | 509,346 | 12.6% | |
| 1911 | 518,660 | 1.8% | |
| 1921 | 526,911 | 1.6% | |
| 1931 | 647,232 | 22.8% | |
| 1941 | 777,481 | 20.1% | |
| 1951 | 1,416,056 | 82.1% | |
| 1961 | 1,729,141 | 22.1% | |
| 1971 | 2,469,449 | 42.8% | |
| 1981 | 3,266,034 | 32.3% | |
| 1991 | 3,841,396 | 17.6% | |
| 2001 | 4,343,645 | 13.1% | |
| 2011 | 7,088,000 | 63.2% | |
| Sources: * 1639–1791: * 1871–1901: * 1871–1931: * 1931–1951: * 1951–1961: * 1991–2001: * 2001: 2011: |
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Chennai (/ˈtʃɛnaɪ/ (
listen); formerly known as Madras /məˈdrɑːs/ ( listen) or /-ˈdræs/) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the biggest cultural, economic and educational centres in South India. According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the sixth-largest city and fourth-most populous urban agglomeration in India. The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area, which is the 36th-largest urban area by population in the world. Chennai is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015. The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India. Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India, and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists. As such, it is termed "India's health capital". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country, Chennai confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio-economic problems.
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