Important Facts about Chennai

Important Facts

Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state forms one of the developed urban centres of India. Located towards the south east and along the coastal plains of India, the city is popular for more than one reason. The city represents one of the developed trade centres of India. It is one amongst the four metropolitan city's and the smallest one in the sub continent. Some important facts about the city are as:
State: Tamil Nadu 
City: Chennai 
Status: Metropolitan city 
Former Name: Madras 
Area: 174 square kilometers
Population: 4.2 million (2001 census) 
Location: South East India - 13.04 °N, 80.17 °E 
Population Density: 24,231 persons per square kilometre
Literacy Rate: 80.14 % 
Climate: Tropical Climate
Weather: Hot and Humid 
Regional Language: Tamil, English, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam
Mean Temperatures: 37 °C Summer, 24 °C Winter
Average Rainfall: 1300 mm 
Industries: Automobile, IT, Petrochemicals, Textiles, Apparels
Transportation: Roadways, Railways, Airways and Water Transportation
Airports: Chennai International Airport
Airport Terminals: National as well as International
Ports: Chennai Port Ennore Port
Railway Terminals: Chennai Central, Chennai - Egmore
Distance from other metropolitan cities: Calcutta - 1676 kms, Delhi - 2157 Kms, Mumbai - 1329 kms
Distance from Nearby Cities: Kancheepuram - 75 kms, Bangalore - 334 kms, Pondicherry - 162 kms, Tirupati - 154 kms, Mamallapuram - 58 kms, Vellore - 145 kms
Foreign Banks: Bank Of America, Bank Of Tokyo-mitsubishi, CitiBank, ECGC OF INDIA LTD, Ryan Services, Standard Chartered Bank

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Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower, enjoyed a successful career as an architect despite having dyslexia and a paralyzing fear of heights.

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10 facts about INDIA

10 Interesting facts about India:

• The famous board game, called Chess, was invented in India.
• In India's 100,000 years of history, it has never invaded any other country.
• India is the 7th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilizations.
• India was one of the richest countries in the world before the British invasion in 17th century.
• The value of "pi" used in mathematics was first calculated by the Indian mathematician Budhayana in 6th century.
• India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products. It exports software to over 90 countries.
• India is home to the world's largest pilgrimage destination called the Vishnu Temple. The temple is located in the city of Tirupati. About an average of 30,000 people visit this temple donating about $6 million US dollars, everyday.
• India originated Yoga about 5,000 years ago.
• India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.

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