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Economic Snapshots

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Capital Chennai
Area (sq km) 1,30,000
Population (Census 2001, million) 62.1
Literacy Rate (%) 73.5
Sex Ratio (per 1000 males) 986
Length of Coastline (km) 1,076 (2nd longest in India)
National Highway Length (km) 2,002
Domestic Airports Chennai,Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore,
Madurai,Tuticorin
International Airports Chennai
Major Port Chennai, Ennore and Tuticorin with combined
tonnage capacity of 73 MT (24 per cent share in India)
Key Industries Textiles
Leather
Information Technology
Automotive
Auto components
Engineering
Mineral-based
Agro-based
Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (US$) 14.7 (4th highest in India)
Market Potential Value (MPV)* 9 per cent (2nd highest in India)

Advantage Tamil Nadu

  • Highest value addition in industries

  • Fastest growth rate of 700 per cent in software exports

  • One of the leading states in the production of automotive components

  • Largest capacity for engineering and polytechnic education

  • Largest IT park in the country

  • Highest number of factories and export oriented units

  • Landing point for two submarine cables with a total bandwidth of 13 tbps

  • Uninterrupted quality power supply to industries at low tariff rates (US cents 5.9 to US cents 8.0 per kWh)

  • Single window policy for all approvals

  • One of the first states to articulate an ITES and biotech policy

 

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