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Chennai Analytics

Chennai is UA includes 1.Tiruvallur 2.Kanchipuram Please note that the Mother Tongue ( highest number) of this City/DHQ ( District Headquarter) in Census 2011 is Hindi Additionally, there is a possibility that there is more than 30K literate Urdu language population too in this City. The Census did NOT distinguish between literacy in Urdu vs merely speaking in Urdu language- as such, we can't be sure. It is therefore recommended to consider all URDU and Tamil data consolidated together for this City/DHQ, for any linguistic Digital market/advertising size calculations.

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City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Tamil : 3,640,389
2. English Multilingual Population : 1,286,192
3. Telugu : 432,295

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 6

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Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	4,646,732
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	7^th
District Area (km²)	:	426
District Area (Rank)	:	732^nd
No.of Towns in District	:	610
No. of Villages in District	:	739

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Chennai Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Chennai is the 7^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Chennai District in Tamil Nadu State. Chennai District is 12^th highest ranked in population & 732^nd ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Chennai is the 1^st highest ranked in # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

2.
The average # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 5,379. Chennai is the 1^st highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chennai is the 1^st highest ranked in # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020) . This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Chennai is the 1^st worst ranked in Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Chennai is the 2^nd worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chennai is the 3^rd worst ranked in Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020) .This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chennai is the 227^th worst ranked in Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) .This indicates that economic condition of people in this district is poor compared to other districts.

5.
Chennai is the 130^th highest ranked in Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This implies that the per-bank credit demand in this district is less than in other districts.

6.
The Average AEGR (2011) (District) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 1. Chennai is the 60^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.

Chennai City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Chennai Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	6.14%	1^st	3752
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	0.09%	128^th	8451

Chennai Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Famous Forts	Famous Forts	1	Fort St George
Famous Jain Temples	Famous Jain Temples	1	Parshvantha temple, Sowcarpet
Famous Hindu Temples	Famous Hindu Temples	1	Iskcon Temple
Famous Mosques	Famous Mosques	1	Periamet Mosque
Famous Museum Name	Famous Museum Name	1	Chennai Railway Museum
Famous Buddhist Temple Name	Famous Buddhist Temple Name	1	Sri Lanka Maha Bodhi Centre, Chennai
Zoo	Zoo	1	Arignar Anna Zoological Park Vandalur Zoo

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Chennai International Airport	Chennai	MAA	10 Km

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	1	1^st	8828
2	No of Community Health Centers	9	4^th	5553
3	No of Doctors	1729	5^th	9740
4	No of Nurses	3390	5^th	9579
5	No of Total Hospitals	59	6^th	5552
6	No of Primary Health Centers	47	8^th	10096
7	No of Hospital Beds	1599	21^st	3126
8	No of District Hospital	1	65^th	9038

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	3^rd	7268
2	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	24082	3^rd	3976
3	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	18218	3^rd	10622
4	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	176	4^th	2202
5	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	5^th	7092
6	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	5^th	6621
7	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	6^th	6466
8	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	6^th	9150
9	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	8^th	8529
10	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	8^th	10263
11	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	8^th	7639
12	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	9^th	3658
13	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	12^th	10804
14	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	8	18^th	6435
15	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	12	26^th	3096
16	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	43^rd	4404
17	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	102^nd	9744
18	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	119^th	6223
19	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	203^rd	7035

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	27^th	7112
2	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	5863	48^th	7754
3	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	27	130^th	3342
4	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	227^th	1263

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	5^th	10723
2	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	173^rd	2630

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	60^th	5985

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	275	1^st	6564
2	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	5379	1^st	8945
3	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	250	1^st	6512
4	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	6137	2^nd	1558
5	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	42477	2^nd	9906
6	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2020)	3877	2^nd	9509
7	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	49523	2^nd	7710
8	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	3^rd	4564
9	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	36821	3^rd	10787
10	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021)	0	3^rd	5272
11	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2020)	358	4^th	6235
12	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	56	5^th	1661
13	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	334	5^th	7228
14	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	9152	6^th	5611
15	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2020)	2447	6^th	6185
16	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	1087	6^th	3515
17	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2020)	1	7^th	9725
18	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	719	8^th	3597
19	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	591	8^th	5957
20	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	11^th	4312
21	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2020)	4706	13^th	1595
22	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	6311	15^th	3997
23	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	1015	15^th	9450
24	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2020)	28	17^th	10468
25	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2020)	654	19^th	7501
26	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2021)	1937	26^th	6367
27	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	4172	54^th	4351
28	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	344	54^th	3872

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	1^st	4238

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)	1416	1^st	4263
2	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	1^st	2943

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	2801	1^st	4168
2	Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020)	267	2^nd	2043
3	Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020)	25	3^rd	4083
4	Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	14^th	4880
5	Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	25	60^th	6062
6	Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	189^th	3261

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	187044	2^nd	4613
2	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2023)	593683	9^th	3693
3	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, Dec. 2024)	1065262	15^th	6051
4	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2022)	134	139^th	11039
5	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)	132859	195^th	6482
6	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI June 2023)	165	276^th	7081

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Tamil Script	23886	1^st	4351
2	English Multilingual Population	50193	6^th	1813
3	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	6^th	8247
4	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	8^th	3951
5	Malayalam Script	6112	10^th	4015
6	Telugu Script	39429	12^th	6888
7	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	20^th	9750
8	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	26^th	8942
9	Latin Script (English)	2647	32^nd	1912
10	Kannada Script	23603	38^th	4367
11	Gujarati Script	25953	41^st	2727
12	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	125^th	9094

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	662^nd	5561
2	Bengali Script	13153	673^rd	9872
3	Assamese Script	3229	674^th	6697
4	Odia Script	5442	715^th	4044
5	Marathi Script	27903	719^th	2555

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	3^rd	2575
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2020)	221	21^st	9914
3	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2020)	596633	126^th	8384

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	7^th	8020
2	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	9^th	1139
3	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	9^th	5652
4	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	10^th	3647
5	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	13^th	8462
6	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	17^th	7367
7	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	21^st	5489
8	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	566	35^th	9014
9	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	58^th	8362

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	1^st	1883
2	# of Inhabited Villages	777	1^st	9892
3	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	1^st	7102
4	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	54^th	10907

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,646,732 | Population Rank: 7^th

Area (KM²): 426 | Area Rank: 732^nd

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	3^rd	8498
2	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	5^th	4227
3	Private Jobs(Formal),2023	15104	6^th	4065
4	Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023	6050	7^th	3341
5	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	7^th	10674
6	Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023	1938	8^th	8295
7	# of Companies,2023	1876	8^th	5390
8	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	8^th	4883
9	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	9^th	10721
10	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	9^th	11044

Negative Metrics:

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

Q - Does Prarang do surveys to collect data ? How does Prarang have such granular district level details which no private or public data source offers ?
A - Prarang does not do surveys to collect data. We mostly use Public sources of data - both government census, surveys, reports and private surveys whose results are available in news media & public websites. We follow a three-fold Indian logic ( Tarkashastra) method of information/data classification - We collect Pramana ( Evidence based i.e. Census, Reliable Surveys etc) data & then do Anumana ( Estimation modelling ) to Geo tag fill data in the residual Districts/DHQ (District HQ), to ensure data completion for "All India". We then do Upamana ( comparison) i.e. rank all districts/DHQs for a relative comparison. For each data field, the Samana ( Country Average) is calculated to again rank all districts/DHQs on Rank Above or Rank Below the Samana/Average. All our data sources, and our estimation modeling methods are transparently shared on each data field title , and can be accessed by clicking on the "i" icon.

Q - What data does Prarang offer for free & what do we have to pay for ? How do we pay & will an invoice with GST details be available on payment ?
A - All Upamana ( comparison ranks of India locations) is available for free. Currently, ranks for each of the 768 India districts/DHQs ,in over 350+ data fields , are available on Prarang Analytics. There are 3 India Analytic products ( India Market Planner, India Ad Planner & India Development Planner) with respective Standard data-field available for free comparison & free sharing, for a limited period of time. But one can optionally add any of the additional data fields ( absolute data) & juxtapose them for download against the standard data-fields, for a charge. Depending on how many Cities/Districts & how many optional data-fields are selected, your cart will reflect the total amount required to be paid. Payment can be done using the payment gateway, in the final step. An invoice with GST details will be auto-generated on successful payment.

Q - Does Prarang take responsibility for the absolute data fields which we buy from it, along with the calculation of the associated ranks ?
A - Prarang does not do any surveys. It does data modelling & estimations on the basis of the third- party census & surveys, already in the public domain. It also shares the source of the data it uses. Users need to make their own judgement of how, for what purpose & when they use the data which they download from this Prarang website.

Q - What is the frequency of data update on various data-fields of Prarang analytics ?
A - We are continuously on the lookout for market announcements of new surveys & new data. You can expect important government survey results to be live on our website, within 30 to 45 days after appearing in press/media. We model on spreadsheets & update our SQL databases, after data validation. Many government sources are following a regular frequency (Eg. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) data, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) etc) however, many other data-fields including GDP by State & Crime Rates by State, are not being reported at a regular frequency.