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600001

Chennai GPO

Chennai City North Division · Tamil Nadu

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About this locality

Pincode 600001 covers the Chennai GPO and George Town area, the historic commercial heart of Chennai where the city began. George Town, the dense trading district that grew beside Fort St George from the 17th century, remains one of South Bharat most intense wholesale commercial zones with streets dedicated to specific trades: Burma Bazaar, the flower market, the textile streets and commodity wholesale lanes. The Chennai GPO, the Madras High Court (one of the finest Indo-Saracenic buildings in Bharat) and the Fort St George complex housing the Tamil Nadu government and St Mary Church (oldest Anglican church east of Suez) anchor the district.

George Town historic trading districtMadras High Court (Indo-Saracenic masterpiece)Fort St George (Tamil Nadu government seat)Chennai GPOBurma Bazaarwholesale commercial streets

Civic amenity score

9.0 / 10 · Good

Nearby services

HHospitalCClinicSSchoolCoCollegeBBankAATMPPost officeMMarketPkParkBuBus stopRRailway stationPhPharmacyFPetrol pumpCiCinemaReRestaurantHoHotel

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Historical roots

George Town grew beside Fort St George after 1639 when the English East India Company established its settlement, the nucleus from which Chennai grew into the capital of South Bharat. The trading communities, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marwari and others, built one of Asia great commercial centres whose wholesale trades continue in the same streets after nearly four centuries.

Connectivity

Chennai Central and Chennai Beach railway stations. Metro connectivity via High Court station. Chennai Port adjacent.

Seasonal context
🍂Sharad Ritu — Kartika

The Tamil month of Margazhi (December-January) brings the famous Chennai music season energy to the city. Pongal (January) is the most important Tamil festival. Diwali is a major commercial season. The northeast monsoon (October-December) is Chennai primary rainy season.

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Head Office

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Branch Office

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