Chennai · India
Hotels in Sowcarpet, Chennai
Sowcarpet is one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai (Wikidata: "human settlement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"). Its centre is 0.9 km from the city centre. 15 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 15of 394 in Chennai's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 0.9 km
- Nearest station
- Chennai Central0.7 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Armenian Church, Chennai0.9 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 41OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Sowcarpet
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 31027 Manvaar | 0.4 km |
| 2 | SPOT ON 82015 Sun Star Residency | 0.5 km |
| 3 | SPOT ON 75361 Sarovar Inn | 0.6 km |
| 4 | Oyo Home 75669 Akash Inn | 0.6 km |
| 5 | SPOT ON 40666 Great Hotel | 0.7 km |
| 6 | OYO 11437 GMT Centre | 0.7 km |
| 7 | SPOT ON 69105 Breeze Lodge | 0.7 km |
| 8 | SPOT ON 67567 Central Inn | 1.2 km |
| 9 | SPOT ON 78619 Grand Residency | 1.2 km |
| 10 | Collection O 85437 Silver Palace | 1.3 km |
| 11 | OYO Flagship 79152 Golden Cafe | 1.3 km |
| 12 | OYO Townhouse 037 Central Station | 1.4 km |
| 13 | OYO 5656 Green City | 1.5 km |
| 14 | Capital O 8145 Emarald Hotel | 1.5 km |
| 15 | Collection O 30111 Collection O 273 Hotel Everest Poonamallee High Rd | 1.5 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Sowcarpet
OpenStreetMap maps 29 restaurants, 12 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Sowcarpet, and 9 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 | 29 | 4 of 74 |
| Cafes | 12 | 2 of 74 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 0 | |
| Museums and galleries | 2 | 3 of 74 |
| Named parks | 2 | 27 of 74 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 5 | 4 of 74 |
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 8 best-known sights counted in Sowcarpet
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Sowcarpet is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Sowcarpet 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort St. George | Castle or palace | 1.2 km |
| People's Park | Park | 0.7 km |
| MMC Ground | Park | 0.5 km |
| Madras High Court Museum | Museum | 0.9 km |
| Cornwallis Cupola | Monument | 1.4 km |
| Cannon | Memorial | 1.2 km |
| Chennai Zero Mile | Monument | 1.0 km |
| Sir Charles Trevelyan Memorial | Memorial | 1.1 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Sowcarpet
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Sowcarpet, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai Central | rail | 0.7 km |
| High Court | metro | 0.7 km |
| Chennai Fort | rail | 0.8 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 Sowcarpet is from Chennai's main sights
| Sight | From Sowcarpet |
|---|---|
| Armenian Church, Chennai | 0.9 km |
| Fort St. George | 1.4 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | 1.5 km |
| Government Museum, Chennai | 3.1 km |
| Triplicane Big Mosque | 3.4 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | 4.0 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | 4.1 km |
| Thousand Lights Mosque | 4.6 km |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | 6.3 km |
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | 21 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Sowcarpet
Sights in Sowcarpet
- Fort St. George · fort · 1.4 km
- St. Mary's Church, Chennai · church · 1.5 km
- Periamet Mosque · mosque · 1.1 km
- Chennakesava Perumal Temple, Chennai · Hindu temple · 1.2 km
- Mallikesvarar Temple, Chennai · Hindu temple · 1.2 km
Nearby
Areas next to Sowcarpet
Questions
Sowcarpet: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Sowcarpet, Chennai?
15 places to stay in this guide are counted in Sowcarpet: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The nearest to the area centre is OYO 31027 Manvaar, 0.4 km away.
How far is Sowcarpet from the centre of Chennai?
0.9 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Chennai.
How far is Sowcarpet from Fort St. George?
1.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Sowcarpet. The nearest of Chennai's main sights is Armenian Church, Chennai, 0.9 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Sowcarpet?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Chennai Central (rail, 0.7 km), High Court (metro, 0.7 km) and Chennai Fort (rail, 0.8 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Sowcarpet?
OpenStreetMap maps 29 restaurants, 12 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Sowcarpet (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); Sowcarpet on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.