Urbanomics India

Body Balram, started about a year ago, has now grown nearly 10x in followers. Today, it begins a new chapter as Urbanomics India. Account ownership has NOT changed. Only the name has changed — the soul, content and vision will remain exactly the same. 🇮🇳📊

@InspireeMilions That tweet is applicable for only for Chennai.

@Urbanomics_IN Again who told you that STPI is usually preferred by startups, mid-sized firms or domestic firms??Many office parks in localities of Balewadi, Baner, Viman Nagar, Yerwada, KP, Kalyani Nagar, Wakad, Shivaji Nagar in Pune are outside SEZ and leased for Global & Fortune 500 firms.

I had said Hyderabad crossed Chennai in software exports in FY20. But Pune overtaking Chennai just a year later is even more surprising. Chennai also saw the only negative growth year & most single-digit growth phases here. FY26 STPI growth may improve as leasing hit record high.

@ArjunPr28033084 It will take a lot of time.

@Urbanomics_IN Can we get total IT exports for top 20 indian cities ? Sez + stpi

@SantoshSan70038 Thank you.

@Urbanomics_IN bro below is state wise sez exports for last financial year

@john_prabhakar Pune STPI centre is the parent stpi of all stpi sub-centres located in Maharashtra just like Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

@Urbanomics_IN Tier 2 cities are not child cities of tier 1 cities. Pune started off as a Tier 2 city, but now is Tier 1 city. The software exports from Pune are more than Mumbai fyi.

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@susthira1 Coonoor is Included

@Urbanomics_IN West TN has such a m8x of all three sectors that result in diversified economy. There are urban hubs plus scenic villages. One question, do Ooty figures include Coonoor too? If it's only Ooty municipality, can assume >90% of the figure correspond to tourism sector.

West Tamil Nadu’s strength lies in its balanced urban network. Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Rasipuram and other towns together create one of India’s most diversified regional economies with strong industrial depth, trade strength and economic resilience.

West Tamil Nadu already has the economic scale to emerge as a globally competitive super region. But without long-term urban planning, transit integration and regional coordination, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem & surrounding towns risk turning into chaotic industrial sprawl

Above cities gdp is not comparable to any other same state or different states cities data released before due to change of methodology.

North Tamil Nadu’s economy appears less diversified mainly due to Chennai’s overwhelming scale. The megacity alone contributes over 30% of Tamil Nadu’s GDP, overshadowing strong secondary hubs like Hosur, Vellore, Ranipet, Ambur, Krishnagiri & Tiruvannamalai.

How much does population estimation change district prosperity rankings? @Urbanomics_IN estimates reduce KTCC per capita GDP from ₹6.59L-govt to ₹5.80L due to higher suburban population estimates. Despite debate over Chennai & Nilgiris, most districts align with ground reality.

What is the true population of Chennai? Govt implied KTCC population is 12.9M, while @Urbanomics_IN estimates 14.7M, broadly aligning with CUMTA projections. Despite debate over Chennai & Nilgiris, most fast-growing districts appear closer to ground reality amid census absence.

@susthira1 yes

@Urbanomics_IN Very true. DDP is the only officially available data. Again city level estimate is difficult as many cities have huge urban agglomeration outside their LSGD boundaries. Also there will be many contiguous LSGDs. In many cases the official UA limit maynot cover the entire area.

What is the GDP of Indian cities? Does India even publish official city GDP data? Are the City GDP figures circulating in news articles real? Is District GDP reliable for estimating the economic size of metros? A brief discussion on one of India’s most misunderstood topics.

@Suriya2VJ Thanks for the wishes bro

@Urbanomics_IN Best wishes bro Just now saw this post. Big fan of your work ❤️

Body Balram, started about a year ago, has now grown nearly 10x in followers. Today, it begins a new chapter as Urbanomics India. Account ownership has NOT changed. Only the name has changed — the soul, content and vision will remain exactly the same. 🇮🇳📊

@vedaCbe Thanks for the wishes

@Urbanomics_IN All the very best. Cheers to more data !

@GkKarthikeyan Thank you bro

@Urbanomics_IN Rock bro 💪