Chennai

Posted by ROSHAN B.S on Aug. 29, 2014, 7:58 p.m.

Chennai ⁱ/?t??na?/ (formerly Madras ⁱ/m??dr??s/) is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is the biggest industrial and commercial centre in South India,^[6] and a major cultural, economic and educational centre. Chennai is known as the "Detroit of India" for its automobile industry.^[7]

As of 30 January 2014, the city had 8.6  million residents, making it the fourth most populous city in India. The area of Chennai was expanded in 2011 from 176 Sq Km to 426 Sq Km. The urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, is home to approximately 8.9 million, making it the fourth most populous metropolitan areain the country and 31st largest urban area in the world.