| Description |
Bangalore |
Chennai |
Hyderabad |
Thirvanantha Puram |
| Founded |
1537 A.D |
1640 A.D |
1591 A.D |
800 A.D |
| Area |
484 square kms |
172 square kms |
1,864 square kms |
74 square kms |
| Population |
7.2 million |
6.9 million |
63 lakh |
5.2 lakh |
| Road-Length |
840 kilometres |
1,800 kilometres |
545 kilometres |
292.173 kilometres |
| Public Transport |
1,800 (Number of buses) |
2,200 (Number of buses) |
2,600 buses,56kms of suburban railway track |
510 buses |
| Peak Pollution Levels |
SO2:8 Microgram/Meter Cube,SPM:362 Microgram/Metre Cube |
SO2:2.7 Microgram/Meter Cube,SPM: 683 Microgram/Meter Cube |
SO2:3.0 Microgram/Meter CubeSPM: 597 Microgram/Meter Cube |
SO2: less than 30 Microgram/Meter CubeSPM: less than 30 Microgram/Meter Cube |
| Industrial Load Shedding |
4 hours/day(average) |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil, since October 2000 |
| Residential Load Shedding |
2 hours/day(average) |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil, since October 2000 |
| Power Tariff |
Rs. 4.15 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 2.55 per unit(residential) |
Rs. 4.15 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 2.30 per unit(residential) |
Rs. 4.30 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 2.20 per unit(residential) |
Rs. 3.00 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 1.50-2.50 slab rate per unit(residential) |
| Piped water supply per day |
4 hours |
One hour |
2 hours every alternate day |
24 hours |
| Cummuting Time |
45 minutes from Jaynagar to M.G Raod |
35 minutes from Chennai Central to Adyar,by auto;and 45 minutes by bus |
1 hour from Abid to Vanasthalipuram |
From city bus stand to Technopark:by autorickshaw 15 minutes;by a combination of bus and auto, 30 minutes |
| Cost of Domestic Help |
Rs.800 per month |
Rs.550 per month |
Rs.300 per month |
Rs.600 per month |
| Cost of Petrol |
Rs.32.17/litre |
Rs.30.67/litre |
Rs.31.93/litre |
Rs.31.33/litre |
| Commercial Real Estate Rates |
Rs. 4,000/sq.foot (average) |
Rs. 2,500/sq.foot (average) |
Rs. 7,000/sq.foot (average) |
Rs. 2,000/sq.foot (average rental) |
| Residential Real Estate Rates |
Rs. 1,800/sq.foot (average) |
Rs. 2,600/sq.foot (average) |
Rs. 1,800/sq.foot (average) |
Rs. 1,000/sq.foot (average rental) |
| Teledensity (phones per 1000 people) |
104.46 |
155 |
140 |
70 |