Chennai · India
Hotels in Raja Nagar, Chennai
Raja Nagar is one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai (Wikidata: "human settlement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"). Its centre is 16 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
- 16 km
- Nearest station
- Taramani railway stationrailway station · 4.3 km
- Nearest main sight
- ISKCON Temple Chennai4.2 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 11OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Raja Nagar
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 | Collection O 24512 Neelangarai | 0.7 km |
| 2 | OYO 78403 Flagship Joe Grande | 1.4 km |
| 3 | Collection O 81582 Hotel Dentro | 1.5 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Raja Nagar
OpenStreetMap maps 10 restaurants, 1 cafe and no bars or pubs counted in Raja Nagar, and 1 named sight: 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 | 10 | 24 of 74 |
| Cafes | 1 | 40 of 74 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 0 | |
| Museums and galleries | 0 | |
| Named parks | 1 | 41 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 best-known sight counted in Raja Nagar
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Raja Nagar is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Raja Nagar 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Secretariat Colony Govt Park | Park | 1.1 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Raja Nagar
OpenStreetMap maps no rail, metro, light-rail, monorail or funicular station within 3 km of the centre of Raja Nagar.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Raja Nagar is from Chennai's main sights
| Sight | From Raja Nagar |
|---|---|
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | 4.2 km |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | 10 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | 13 km |
| Thousand Lights Mosque | 13 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | 13 km |
| Triplicane Big Mosque | 13 km |
| Government Museum, Chennai | 14 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | 16 km |
| Fort St. George | 16 km |
| Armenian Church, Chennai | 17 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Raja Nagar
Nearest stations
- Taramani railway station · railway station · 4.3 km
- Perungudi railway station · railway station · 4.5 km
- Velachery railway station · railway station · 4.7 km
Nearby
Areas next to Raja Nagar
Questions
Raja Nagar: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Raja Nagar, Chennai?
3 places to stay in this guide are counted in Raja Nagar: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The nearest to the area centre is Collection O 24512 Neelangarai, 0.7 km away.
How far is Raja Nagar from the centre of Chennai?
16 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Chennai.
How far is Raja Nagar from Fort St. George?
16 km in a straight line from the centre of Raja Nagar. The nearest of Chennai's main sights is ISKCON Temple Chennai, 4.2 km away.
What is the nearest station to Raja Nagar?
Taramani railway station (railway station), 4.3 km from the area centre; then Perungudi railway station, 4.5 km and Velachery railway station, 4.7 km.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Raja Nagar?
OpenStreetMap maps 10 restaurants, 1 cafe and no bars or pubs counted in Raja Nagar (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); Raja Nagar on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.