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Chennai commercial market overview
1 Overview
Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, is spread over a total area of 1,189 sq km
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(Metropolitan Area), with an
estimated population of approximately 8.70 million
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in 2011 and a decadal growth of approximately 33%. The physical
infrastructure of the city is fairly well developed with good road, rail, air and sea transport networks. Chennai’s airport
provides both domestic and international connectivity. Chennai Airport is located off GST Road (NH 45) and 16 km from
the city centre.
Chennai is the third largest commercial and industrial centre in India, and is known for its cultural heritage and temple
architecture. The city, known as the ‘automobile manufacturing hub’ of India, is a preferred manufacturing destination
with over 60% share of India's automobile exports
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. According to the survey by Cyber Media and Tholons, Chennai is
one of the 6 cities from India and one in top 8 cities in the world, featured in the emerging outsourcing destinations.
Chennai serves as the manufacturing base of large multinationals like Ford Motors, Hyundai, Saint-Gobain, Nokia and
Flextronics. It is also home to IT/ITES majors like Infosys, Wipro, Polaris, Accenture, I-Flex, TCS, Cognizant, etc.
Manufacturing
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SME Corridor
Logistics and
Warehousing
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IT Corridor
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Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority(“CMDA”)
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Census India 2011
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Invest India
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