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Hotels in Nungambakkam, Chennai
Nungambakkam is one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai (Wikidata: "neighborhood in Chennai"). Its centre is 5.0 km from the city centre. 3 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 3of 394 in Chennai's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 5.0 km
- Nearest station
- Nungambakkam0.1 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Thousand Lights Mosque2.7 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 13OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Nungambakkam
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OYO Flagship 30681 Nungambakkam Railway Station | 0.3 km |
| 2 | Capital O 9259 The Redfox Hotel | 1.4 km |
| 3 | OYO 28170 Green Tree Elite | 1.4 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Nungambakkam
OpenStreetMap maps 7 restaurants, 6 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Nungambakkam, and 2 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Chennai |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 7 | 31 of 74 |
| Cafes | 6 | 13 of 74 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 0 | |
| Museums and galleries | 0 | |
| Named parks | 2 | 27 of 74 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 0 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
The 2 best-known sights counted in Nungambakkam
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Nungambakkam is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Nungambakkam in this data, so a few may lie in a neighbouring area): those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gill Nagar Park | Park | 0.9 km |
| Mehta Nagar Ground | Park | 0.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Nungambakkam
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Nungambakkam, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nungambakkam | rail | 0.1 km |
| Pachaiyappa's College | metro | 1.1 km |
| Chennai Chetpet | rail | 1.5 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Nungambakkam is from Chennai's main sights
| Sight | From Nungambakkam |
|---|---|
| Thousand Lights Mosque | 2.7 km |
| Government Museum, Chennai | 2.7 km |
| Triplicane Big Mosque | 4.1 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | 4.6 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | 4.9 km |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | 5.3 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | 6.0 km |
| Fort St. George | 6.1 km |
| Armenian Church, Chennai | 6.5 km |
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | 18 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Nungambakkam
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Kodambakkam railway station · railway station · 1.4 km
Sights in Nungambakkam
- Masjid e Mahmood, Choolaimedu · mosque · 0.3 km
Nearby
Areas next to Nungambakkam
Questions
Nungambakkam: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Nungambakkam, Chennai?
3 places to stay in this guide are counted in Nungambakkam: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The nearest to the area centre is OYO Flagship 30681 Nungambakkam Railway Station, 0.3 km away.
How far is Nungambakkam from the centre of Chennai?
5.0 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Chennai.
How far is Nungambakkam from Fort St. George?
6.1 km in a straight line from the centre of Nungambakkam. The nearest of Chennai's main sights is Thousand Lights Mosque, 2.7 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Nungambakkam?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Nungambakkam (rail, 0.1 km), Pachaiyappa's College (metro, 1.1 km) and Chennai Chetpet (rail, 1.5 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Nungambakkam?
OpenStreetMap maps 7 restaurants, 6 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Nungambakkam (each place in the area whose centre is nearest). A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
Areas: the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 394 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Nungambakkam on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.