Analytics: India


Chennai AI Report

Date: August 27, 2026

Chennai city is the capital of Chennai district, which has 6.4% of the State's population. In agriculture, this district contributes 9.1% of Tamil Nadu's Onion production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Fort St George and Chennai Railway Museum. The city has some famous sites including. Iskcon Temple, Periamet Mosque, and Sri Lanka Maha Bodhi Centre. The city has an airport named Chennai International Airport, located 10 Km away.

Chennai is the 5th ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Chennai District in Tamil Nadu State. Chennai District is ranked 40th in population and 732nd in area across India.

The average No of Sub Divisional Hospital   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 2. Chennai is the 1st highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates that the government has paid more attention to healthcare in this district compared to other districts.

Chennai is the 1st highest ranked in Tamil Script   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.

Chennai is the 2nd highest ranked in Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2024)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has a better police infrastructure compared to other districts.

No of Sub Divisional Hospital No of Sub Divisional Hospital
Tamil Script Tamil Script
Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2024) Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2024)

Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2024) Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2024)
# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)
City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2026) City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2026)
Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025) Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025)

The Average Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2024)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 161. Chennai is the 5th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chennai is the 518th worst ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   . This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Chennai is the 343rd worst ranked in City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2026)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates lower facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chennai is the 260th worst ranked in Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025)   . This implies that the per-bank credit demand in this district is less than in other districts.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Tamil   :   7,026,385
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   2,395,252
  • 3. Telugu   :   760,541

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 8

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
8,653,521
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
5th
District
Area (km2)  
:
426
District
Area (Rank)
:
732nd
No.of Towns  
in District
: 1
No. of Villages  
in District
: 0