Question

why has the population of Chennai grown significantly over the centuries​

Answer 1

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Over the decades, Chennai's population has grown significantly. This growth is a result of the importance of Chennai as a port city. And Chennai is the most developing city in your India. Literacy rate is day by day increasing. This population increase also may indicates growth in economic and social opportunities.

Answer 2

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$<b>{The first census of India taken in 1871 gave a population of 397,552. The city was acutely affected by the great famine of 1876–77, with 1877 alone accounting for 40,500,[7] and maintained a steady growth rate throughout the last decades of the 19th century. Between 1901 and 1921, however, the population growth rate was slow.}$