Is Besantnagar a good place to live?
Besantnagar, Chennai · pincode 600090
Better than much of Chennai on 1 of 5 free checks, though its free-data score is only 59/100.
Besantnagar ranks 42 of 100 in Chennai on our free-data score (59/100). Air averages 32 µg/m³ and stays within India's daily limit even in Nov–Jan.
Strengths
- More greenery than most of Chennai.
Watch-outs
- Inside the modelled 1-in-100-year flood zone (up to 0.1 m).
- A mapped industrial area is about 0.7 km away.
Besantnagar vs Chennai
| Check | Here | City typical | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 32.1 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ | Similar |
| Heat-stress days | 164 a year | 164 a year | Similar |
| Flood (river/coastal) | 75/100 | 75/100 | Similar |
| Green within 500 m | 29% | 21% | Better |
| People per km² | 8,405 | 10,007 | Similar |
“City typical” is the median of 100 Chennai areas.
Nearby localities, ranked
By free-data score (air, heat, flood, green).
- 1Indian Institute Of Technology63/100
- 2Saidapet62/100
- 3St Thomas Mount61/100
- 4NDC Stthomasmount61/100
- 5Injambakkam57/100
- 6Velacheri53/100