Is Adyar a good place to live?
Adyar, Chennai · pincode 600020
Mostly yes. It beats the Chennai average on 2 of 5 free checks.
Adyar ranks 33 of 100 in Chennai on our free-data score (60/100). Air averages 31 µg/m³ and stays within India's daily limit even in Nov–Jan.
Strengths
- Cleaner air than most of Chennai.
- More greenery than most of Chennai.
Watch-outs
- Higher flood exposure than most of Chennai.
- Inside the modelled 1-in-100-year flood zone (up to 0.1 m).
- A mapped industrial area is about 0.8 km away.
Adyar vs Chennai
| Check | Here | City typical | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 30.9 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ | Better |
| Heat-stress days | 164 a year | 164 a year | Similar |
| Flood (river/coastal) | 65/100 | 75/100 | Worse |
| Green within 500 m | 45% | 21% | Better |
| People per km² | 9,922 | 10,007 | Similar |
“City typical” is the median of 100 Chennai areas.
Also covers: Shastri Nagar.
Nearby localities, ranked
By free-data score (air, heat, flood, green).
- 1Saidapet62/100
- 2Mylapore61/100
- 3Kotturpuram58/100
- 4Nandanam58/100
- 5Thygarayanagar56/100
- 6Ashoknagar52/100