Chennai AI Report
Date: May 17, 2025
Chennai, located in Tamil Nadu, has 37.2% of the state's population.
Chennai is the 6th 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 15th highest ranked in population and 732nd ranked in area, in India.
Chennai is the 1st highest ranked in 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.
The average of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 22. Chennai is the 1st highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates that this district has a better police infrastructure compared to other districts.
The average of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 2. Chennai is the 1st highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates that the government has paid more attention to healthcare in this district compared to other districts.
# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)
Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)
No of Sub Divisional Hospital
Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)
# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)
Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI September 2024)
Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)
Chennai is the 6th worst ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.
Chennai is the 661st worst ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts
The Average Urban Internet Pop / State or UT Pop (%, TRAI September 2024) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 123. Chennai is the 435th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This indicates lower number of state urban internet users as reported in TRAI quarterly report vis a vis other state's urban internet users.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chennai is the 227th worst ranked in . This indicates that economic condition of people in this district is poor compared to other districts.
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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% | 1st | 6298 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production |
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production | 0.09% | 128th | 5596 |
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 |
Chennai
Health Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of Sub Divisional Hospital | 2 | 1st | 10130 |
| 2 | No of Hospital Beds | 1470 | 2nd | 4119 |
| 3 | No of Community Health Centers | 9 | 4th | 1763 |
| 4 | No of Doctors | 1795 | 5th | 7866 |
| 5 | No of Nurses | 3392 | 5th | 10266 |
| 6 | No of Total Hospitals | 61 | 7th | 9458 |
| 7 | No of Primary Health Centers | 48 | 8th | 3513 |
| 8 | No of District Hospital | 1 | 52nd | 6719 |
Chennai
Wealth Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 183 | 2nd | 1516 |
| 2 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023) | 27789 | 3rd | 6560 |
| 3 | Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 28688 | 4th | 5034 |
| 4 | Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 23154 | 4th | 2857 |
| 5 | Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011) | 37627 | 5th | 7130 |
| 6 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011) | 15680 | 5th | 9310 |
| 7 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011) | 69577 | 6th | 2841 |
| 8 | Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011) | 10634 | 6th | 1907 |
| 9 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) | 15572 | 8th | 10560 |
| 10 | Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011) | 157504 | 8th | 5671 |
| 11 | Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011) | 20983 | 8th | 10225 |
| 12 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) | 118 | 9th | 6436 |
| 13 | Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) | 174173 | 12th | 3276 |
| 14 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 11 | 19th | 5149 |
| 15 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 14 | 20th | 4241 |
| 16 | % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) | 4 | 43rd | 10693 |
| 17 | No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024) | 1 | 57th | 1225 |
| 18 | Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011) | 280805 | 119th | 6284 |
| 19 | % of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011) | 51 | 203rd | 10578 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011) | 86 | 27th | 5392 |
| 2 | Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024) | 5533 | 146th | 2843 |
| 3 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) | 57099 | 227th | 8054 |
Chennai
Demography Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | 1023 | 5th | 7186 |
| 2 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | 949 | 173rd | 7248 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | 19 | 60th | 7837 |
Chennai
Education Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 258 | 1st | 7648 |
| 2 | # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 3322 | 1st | 9887 |
| 3 | # of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021) | 416 | 1st | 5984 |
| 4 | # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 193 | 1st | 5748 |
| 5 | # of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 6788 | 2nd | 3302 |
| 6 | # of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 49523 | 2nd | 1921 |
| 7 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | 208496 | 3rd | 6334 |
| 8 | # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 39460 | 3rd | 10108 |
| 9 | # of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 44296 | 3rd | 6383 |
| 10 | # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) | 3658 | 3rd | 9248 |
| 11 | # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021) | 1920 | 3rd | 7834 |
| 12 | # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 57 | 5th | 6706 |
| 13 | # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 334 | 5th | 2245 |
| 14 | # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 11775 | 6th | 8406 |
| 15 | # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 1484 | 6th | 3860 |
| 16 | # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) | 1 | 7th | 6745 |
| 17 | # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023) | 2 | 9th | 2741 |
| 18 | # of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 759 | 9th | 10084 |
| 19 | # of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 684 | 9th | 6037 |
| 20 | # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 6151 | 10th | 1548 |
| 21 | # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 1085 | 10th | 11209 |
| 22 | # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) | 136937 | 11th | 7621 |
| 23 | # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) | 4319 | 13th | 10392 |
| 24 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) | 29 | 17th | 1536 |
| 25 | # of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023) | 1915 | 24th | 6789 |
| 26 | # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) | 593 | 32nd | 3830 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 5042 | 661st | 8830 |
| 2 | # of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 442 | 661st | 5990 |
Chennai
Governance Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) | 22 | 1st | 10635 |
| 2 | Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 2654 | 6th | 3860 |
| 3 | Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) | 285 | 6th | 7131 |
| 4 | Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 29 | 9th | 8355 |
| 5 | Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022) | 24 | 11th | 5069 |
| 6 | Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 147th | 6321 |
| 7 | Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 362nd | 1218 |
Chennai
Internet Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) | 162759 | 2nd | 5805 |
| 2 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025) | 132859 | 5th | 10562 |
| 3 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No,Feb. 2025) | 171050 | 7th | 8435 |
| 4 | Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024) | 413842 | 7th | 7357 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) | 106 | 423rd | 4382 |
| 2 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI September 2024) | 123 | 435th | 5867 |
Chennai
Language Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Script | 23886 | 1st | 1426 |
| 2 | English Multilingual Population | 50193 | 6th | 6446 |
| 3 | Script Pools # < 30, 000 | 1 | 6th | 6130 |
| 4 | DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011) | 254303 | 8th | 9340 |
| 5 | Malayalam Script | 6112 | 10th | 8383 |
| 6 | Telugu Script | 39429 | 12th | 9698 |
| 7 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | 33190 | 20th | 7212 |
| 8 | Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd | 78 | 26th | 8065 |
| 9 | Latin Script (English) | 2647 | 32nd | 7506 |
| 10 | Kannada Script | 23603 | 38th | 6246 |
| 11 | Gujarati Script | 25953 | 41st | 1702 |
| 12 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | 137058 | 125th | 4717 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | 10774 | 662nd | 8389 |
| 2 | Bengali Script | 13153 | 673rd | 3244 |
| 3 | Assamese Script | 3229 | 674th | 11180 |
| 4 | Odia Script | 5442 | 715th | 7194 |
| 5 | Marathi Script | 27903 | 719th | 4395 |
Chennai
Media Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) | 22 | 3rd | 8393 |
| 2 | Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) | 240 | 24th | 9084 |
| 3 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) | 656764 | 110th | 9846 |
Chennai
Urbanization Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking | 96340 | 7th | 9128 |
| 2 | Urban Population (Number , Census 2011) | 531234 | 9th | 2845 |
| 3 | # of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises | 154278 | 9th | 4195 |
| 4 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises | 156908 | 10th | 8850 |
| 5 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity | 222703 | 13th | 9004 |
| 6 | # of Households with 1 married couple | 228663 | 17th | 2498 |
| 7 | Number of households (Number , Census 2011) | 326286 | 21st | 10023 |
| 8 | # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking | 566 | 35th | 10920 |
| 9 | Urbanization (% , Census 2011) | 26 | 58th | 4556 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) | 10 | 54th | 10189 |
Chennai
Work Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 | 14249 | 3rd | 8741 |
| 2 | Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 37084 | 5th | 8118 |
| 3 | Private Jobs(Formal),2023 | 15104 | 6th | 4155 |
| 4 | Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023 | 6050 | 7th | 3373 |
| 5 | Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 56813 | 7th | 6937 |
| 6 | Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023 | 1938 | 8th | 2777 |
| 7 | # of Companies,2023 | 1876 | 8th | 8061 |
| 8 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 | 23664 | 8th | 10217 |
| 9 | Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 25014 | 9th | 7707 |
| 10 | Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 626770 | 9th | 10138 |
languages
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
Basic Details
| City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population : |
: | 4,646,732 |
|---|---|---|
| City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank) |
: | 6th |
| District Area (km2) |
: | 426 |
| District Area (Rank) |
: | 732nd |
| No.of Towns
in District |
: | 1 |
| No. of Villages
in District |
: | 0 |
Frequently Asked Questions :
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.
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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.