Area: 174 square kilometers
Density of population: 26,903 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 90.33% - Male: 93.47, Female: 87.16 (2011)
Boundaries of Chennai District
North: Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu
South: Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu
East: Bay of Bengal
West: Thiruvannamalai District and Vellore District, Tamil Nadu
Chennai District Average Rainfall: 1266.9 mm
Chennai District Temperature in Summer: 27 deg C to 38 deg C
Chennai District Temperature in Winter: 19 deg C to 29 deg C
CHENNAI DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: Cooum River, Adyar River
Taluks: Egmore-Nungambakam, Fort Tondiarpet, Mambalam-Guindy, Mylapore-Triplicane, Perambur-Purasawalkam
Assembly Constituencies: Royapuram, Harbour, Dr.R.K.Nagar, Park Town, Perambur, Purasawalkam, Egmore, Anna Nagar, T. Nagar, Thousand Lights, Chepauk, Triplicane, Mylapore, Saidapet
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Chennai District Nearby Attractions
1. Birla Planetarium
2. Connemara Public Library
4. Fort St. George
5. Marina Beach
8. Guindy National Park
9. Vandalur Zoo
Chennai District Facts: It is the smallest of all the districts of the state. It was formerly called Madras Patnam.
Major Industrial Products: Automobile products, software services, hardware manufacturing, textile, financial services, petrochemicals
What is Chennai District Famous For: Marina Beach - the second longest beach in the world, Saravanabhavan food, Good hospitals and educational institutions, Madras University
Famous People From Chennai District: Chess player Viswanath Anand, Nalli Kuppusamy Chetty, Cricket Player Krishnamachari Srikanth, Musician A.R. Rahman, Actress Rekha, Shruti Haasan, Writer R.K. Narayan
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
