Pincode 600001 is a 6-digit postal code serving 6 post offices in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu. Chennai G.P.O. is the Head Post Office for this area, located at 13.0930°N, 80.2915°E. The first digit ‘6’ identifies the Tamil Nadu postal region; the full code pinpoints the Chennai delivery zone.
Fort St. George & Marina Beach
Fort St. George (1644) is the first English fortress in India and now houses the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Marina Beach, stretching 13 km, is the world's longest natural urban beach.
Read on Wikipedia →| Post Office | Type |
|---|---|
| Chennai G.P.O. | Head Post Office |
| Flower Bazaar | Post Office |
| Govt Stanley Hospital S.O | Post Office |
| Mannady S.O (Chennai) | Post Office |
| Mint Building S.O | Post Office |
| Sowcarpet NDSO | Post Office |
Data sourced from India Post, Department of Posts, Government of India. Data last verified: May 2026.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Map data: OpenStreetMap, CARTO.
England's first foothold in India — the 1644 East India Company fort that became the seed of modern Madras / Chennai.
India's second-oldest museum (1851) — Pallava and Chola bronzes, Amaravati marbles, and a celebrated Indo-Saracenic theatre.
13-km urban beach along Chennai's Bay of Bengal coast — the longest natural urban beach in India.
Neo-Gothic basilica over the tomb of St Thomas the Apostle — one of only three basilicas built atop an apostle's grave.
Mylapore's 7th-century Shiva temple — Tamil Nadu's signature Dravidian gopuram in the heart of old Chennai.