The Salem Metropolitan Area is the 10 most populous

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in India. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in

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, only after

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and

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and

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and

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as The Salem Metropolitan Area consist of the city of Salem and its

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

s in

Salem district Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the dis ...

Economy

The economy of Salem is mostly influenced by

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and others. Salem is most popularly known as the ''Steel City'' and ''Mango City of India''. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Salem city is 12,134.10 (In Crore Rupees) and growth rate is 10.31% (YOY). It is the third largest economical district in Tamil Nadu. Salem has one special economic zone over 40 in Tamil Nadu. ELCOT has established an IT SEZ at Jagirammapalayam village in an extent of 53.33 acres of land at an investment of 40.53 crore.

also have local planning authority called Salem Local Planning Authority for development of Salem City Corporation area and Salem metropolitan area.

Salem metro

Salem Metro is the proposed monorail system for the city of Salem,

, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city. Salem city is one of the developed city in

. As the monorail market is estimated to be ₹72,000 crore (US$10 billion) in India, the then Governor of Tamil Nadu S. S. Barnvarilal announced in Legislative assembly that the Government of Tamil Nadu has decided to do a feasibility study for introducing monorail system in Salem along with

and

Composition

The Salem metropolitan area is

Metropolitan Area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...

state, consisting the city of Salem and its suburbs. It consist of Salem City Municipal Corporation and suburban areas spread over the

New construction in areas under the Salem Urban Development Authority needs their approval to start work. And total area covered is 1,265.197 km² , and population is 2,463,367.

Municipal corporation

* Salem City Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

* Tharamangalam * Edanganasalai

Town Panchayats

* Kannankurichi * Mallur *

Elampillai Elampillai () is a Panchayat Town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is known for textiles like silk sarees and other allied works like Jacquard punching and saree designing. Geography Elampillai has an average elevation ...

Panaimarathupatti Panaimarathupatti (also known as Panamarathupatty) is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring ...

Ayothiapattinam Ayothiapattinam is a panchayat town located in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This village is called Ayothyapatinam because of famous Kodandaramaswamy Temple, and is called as the (Ayodhya of South India). ...

* Omalur * Karuppur *

Kadayampatti Kadayampatti is a town panchayat and headquarters of Kadayampatti taluk, in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. Geography Kadayampatti is within Kadayampatti taluk, which in the northern part of Salem district. It covers of land in the center o ...

* Attayamapatti

Districts

* Salem Metropolis *

Urban areas * Areas covered in Salem Metropolitan Area

Revenue Blocks

Salem metropolitan area includes 276 revenue villages from 9 blocks of the district. * Salem *

* Ayothiyapattinam * Veerapandi * Omalur * Tharamangalam * Kadayamapatti * Magudanchavadi (Mac Donal Choultry) * Valapady (Part)

Salem Urban Development Authority

The Salem Urban Development Authority (SUDA) is nodal planning agency for Salem City Municipal Corporation and it's

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s of Indian state of

. Salem Urban Development Authority administers the Salem Metropolitan Area, spread over an area of 1265.197 km². And covers the area of Salem City Municipal Corporation, 2 Municipalities, 8 Town Panchayats and 7 Panchayat Unions. Total population of the area covered by Salem Urban Development Authority is 2,463,367. Salem_Local_Planning_Area_Map

References

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