Chennai metropolitan area

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Greater Chennai
Chennai Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan area
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Chennai skyline
Nickname(s): 
Health Capital of India, Gateway of South India, Detroit of Asia
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CMA expanded boundary
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Core city Chennai
Districts
Area
 • Urban
[1]
932.47 km2 (360.03 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,904 km2 (2,280 sq mi)
 • City [2] 426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Estimate 
(2024) [3]
Increase2.svg12,053,697
 • Rank4
 •  Urban
[4]
8,653,521
 • Urban density9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
 •  Metro
12,288,000
 • Metro density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
 • City
6,748,026
 • City density16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Chennaivasi, Chennaiite
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
Nominal GDP (2022-23)Increase2.svg₹786,970.81 crore (US$94 billion) [5]
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (2022-23)Increase2.svgUS$381billion [6]
Website http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/ https://www.cmavision.in/
Area note: Area of CMA was expanded from 1189 sq.km to 5904 sq.km in 2022. [7] Population note: As per the 2011 census, population corresponding to the pre-expansion limits was about 8.9 million. [8] The population estimate corresponding to the post-expansion limits was given as 12.28 million (based on the 2011 census) by CMDA. [9]

Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area, or simply the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA), is fourth-most populous metropolitan area in India and the 35th most populous in the world.

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Chennai Central railway station


The CMA consists of the core city of Chennai, which is coterminous with the Chennai district, and its suburbs in Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur and Ranipet districts contributes to 32.9% of States GDP. [10]

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Greater chennai corporation head quarters


The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is the nodal agency that handles town planning and development within the metro area. In 1974, an area encompassing 1,189 km2 (459 sq mi) around the city was designated as the metropolitan area which was subsequently expanded to 5,904 km2 (2,280 sq mi) in 2022.

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CMRL Headquarters


Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2024 ranked Chennai as the 4th best city in India and 472nd best city in the world. [11]

History

In 1974, the Madras metropolitan area comprised a total extent of 1,189 km2 (459 sq mi). [12] In 2011, first plans to expand the metropolitan area were proposed by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) as several settlements on the outer vicinity had been undergoing rapid development and had to be incorporated under the CMDA planning strategy. While other metropolises in India had already redefined their respective metropolitan regions to include much larger areas, CMA had not been altered since it was first defined in 1974. [13] In July 2012, the CMDA suggested two options to the Government of Tamil Nadu for expanding the area with the first option including the whole of the Chennai, seven taluks each from Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts extending up to 4,459 km2 (1,722 sq mi) and the second option including the whole of Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts and Arakkonam taluk extending to a total of 8,878 km2 (3,428 sq mi). [14] In July 2017, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced its intention to expand the CMA to 8,878 km2 (3,428 sq mi) with the whole process expected to be completed by July 2018. [15] [16]

On 22 January 2018, Government of Tamil Nadu issued a Government order to declare the intention to include additional areas in the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. [17] [18] As per the act, the government is required to allow reasonable opportunity (two months) for inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the area to comment upon or object to such an expansion proposals and few objections were received including a public interest litigation filed at the Madras High Court in March 2018. [19] [20] The plan was later modified and in October 2022, the metropolitan area was expanded to 5,904 km2 (2,280 sq mi). [21]

Distribution and composition

The metropolitan area consists of four municipal corporations (Greater Chennai, Tambaram, Avadi, Kancheepuram), 12 municipalities (Arakkonam, Mangadu, Kundrathur, Poonamallee, Thiruverkadu, Thiruninravur, Tiruvallur, Tiruttani, Maraimalai Nagar, Chengalpattu, Ponneri, Guduvancheri) and other smaller panchayats spread across the districts of Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Ranipet. [22] The planning and development is overseen by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), a Tamil Nadu State Government organisation in charge of town in the region. [23] CMA is divided into three zones – north, central and south. [24]

The State government had announced the formation of six satellite townships — Minjur covering 111 sq. kilometres, Thirumazhisai 34 sq. km., Chengalpattu 136 sq. km., Mamallapuram 123 sq. km., Kancheepuram 99 sq. km. and Tiruvallur 37 sq. km., through Government Orders (G.O.) issued in 2023. [25]

Constituents of Chennai Metropolitan Area [26]
ZoneArea (km2)DistrictTaluk
Central1,189 Chennai district Alandur, Ambattur, Aminjikarai, Ayanavaram, Egmore, Guindy, Madhavaram, Maduravoyal, Mambalam, Mylapore, Perambur, Purasawalkam, Sholinganallur, Thiruvottiyur, Tondiarpet, Velachery
Chengalpattu district Pallavaram, Tambaram, Vandalur
Kanchipuram district Kundrathur
Tiruvallur district Avadi, Poonamallee, Ponneri
North2,908 Tiruvallur district Gummidipoondi, Poonamallee, Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Tiruttani, Uthukottai
Kanchipuram district Sriperumbudur
Ranipet district Arakkonam, Nemili
South1,809 Chengalpattu district Chengalpattu, Tirukalukundram, Thiruporur, Vandalur
Kanchipuram district Kundrathur, Kanchipuram, Walajabad

Administration

The CMDA regulates developments in the Chennai metropolitan area through the issuance of planning permission under section 49 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971. [19] [27]

Agencies responsible for public services [28]
AgencyResponsibility
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Urban planning and project implementation
Local bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipalities and Panchayats)Civic management
Chennai MetroWater Supply and Sewage Board Water Supply and sewerage
Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Transport and transport infrastructure
Department of Highways
Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation
Tamil Nadu Road Development Company		Construction and maintenance of highways and roads
Chennai-Ennore Port Road CompanyMaintenance of road connecting ports
Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
State Express Transport Corporation 		Public bus transport
Chennai Metro Rail Limited Metro rail transport
Southern Railway Railway, Suburban railway and MRTS
Regional Transport departmentTransport services (Vehicle registration and compliance, road taxes, driving license)
Commissionerate of Road SafetyRoad safety
Chennai Port Trust Port
Airports Authority of India Airport and air transport
Chennai Smart City LimitedCore infrastructure transformation and rejuvenation
Chennai City Traffic Police
Avadi Traffic Police
Tambaram Traffic Police
Traffic police of Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu and Ranipet districts		Traffic management
Greater Chennai Police
District police of Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu and Ranipet districts		Crime, cyber crime and law & order management
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation 		Electricity generation and supply
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Pollution control
Department of Revenue Revenue administration
Public Works Department Implementation and maintenance of macro drainage system
Department of Registration Land registration, stamp duties
Tamil Nadu Housing Board Provision of plots and houses, sites and services
Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Housing, infrastructure and livelihood in slums
Aavin Milk procurement and distribution

Economy

A study by Urban Emissions.info ,reported that as of 2020 Chennai Urban area had a population of 1.09 Crore with a GDP of the metropolitan is estimated at US$ 219 billion, ranking it amongst the most productive metro areas of India. [29] [30] A study conducted by CMDA stated that Chennai Metropolitan area has grown with a cagr of 18% between 2006-11 to achieve a GDP (PPP) of $80 billion as of 2011 in its report. [31] Chennai has a broad industrial base in the automobile, computer, technology, hardware manufacturing and healthcare sectors. As of 2012, the city is India's second-largest exporter of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. [32] [33] A major part of India's automobile industry is located in and around the city thus earning it the nickname "Detroit of Asia". [34] [35] [36] According to Euromonitor, Chennai is the third-most visited city in India by international tourists and is known as the "Gateway to South India". [37] [38] Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2024 ranked Chennai as the 5th Best City in India and 244th Best City in the world in the economics category. [11]

District wise GDP Breakup (2022-23) [39] :

Chennai - ₹289,481.19 crore (US$34.69 billion)

Chengalpattu - ₹203,172.23 crore (US$24.34 billion)

Thiruvallur - ₹170,946.18 crore (US$20.48 billion)

Kanchipuram - ₹92,456.43 crore (US$11.08 billion)

Ranipet - ₹30,914.78 crore (US$3.70 billion)

Chennai metropolitan area : ₹786,970.81 crore (US$94.29 billion)

GDP Contribution to state = 32.9%

See also

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