PG and Coliving in Chennai
289 paying guest and coliving properties across 95 localities — who each one takes, meals, room types, facilities and house rules. No rents: our source pricing is out of date and we will not publish it. Updated 3 November 2026.
Key facts
- Properties listed: 289 across 95 localities
- Beds covered: 10,996
- Women-only: 95 · Men-only: 159 · Co-ed: 35
- Serving meals: 181 properties
- Offering a private room: 102
- Offering 2-sharing: 217
- Rents are not published — the source pricing is several years out of date
- Directory page last updated: 3 November 2026
Which localities in Chennai have the most PGs?
Supply is not spread evenly. It clusters around employment and college catchments. Every locality below has its own page with the full list.
| Locality | Properties | Beds | Women-only | Men-only | With meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoraipakkam | 23 | 1,299 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| Velachery | 22 | 821 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
| Sholinganallur | 22 | 873 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Perungudi | 14 | 635 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| Anna Nagar | 13 | 346 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Nungambakkam | 12 | 679 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Ramapuram | 10 | 512 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Who do PGs in Chennai take, and how many serve food?
The split across all 289 properties we list in Chennai.
| Category | Properties | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Women only | 95 | 33% |
| Men only | 159 | 55% |
| Co-ed | 35 | 12% |
| Serving meals | 181 | 63% |
What room types are available in Chennai?
How often each sharing option appears. This is usually the decision that matters most day to day — more than the building, and more than the locality.
| Room type | Properties offering it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private room | 102 | 35% |
| 2 sharing | 217 | 75% |
| 3 sharing | 210 | 73% |
| 4 sharing | 76 | 26% |
| 4+ sharing | 22 | 8% |
Most properties offer more than one room type, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Which PGs in Chennai can I look up?
Named properties in Chennai, photographed ones first. Filter by who a property takes, whether it serves food and whether a private room is available. Each card opens a full page with facilities, room types and house rules.
| Property | Locality | Who it takes | Meals | Room types | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Mens PG Accommodation | Thiruvanmiyur | men only | No | 3 sharing, 4 sharing, 4+ sharing | 42 |
| Adhithya Mens Hostel | Anna Nagar | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 100 |
| Aditi Executive Ladies Hostel | Thoraipakkam | women only | Yes | private room, 3 sharing | 26 |
| Aditi Executive Mens Hostel | Sholinganallur | men only | Yes | 3 sharing, 4 sharing, 4+ sharing | 17 |
| Aditya Guest House | Coimbatore | women only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 7 |
| Adyar PG | Adyar | men only | Yes | 3 sharing | 9 |
| Adyar PG | Adyar | men only | Yes | 3 sharing | 9 |
| Akshaya Ladies Hostel | Nungambakkam | women only | Yes | 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 25 |
| Alisha Ladies Hostel | Kattupakkam | co-ed | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 4 sharing | 19 |
| Alvin Mens Dormitory | Kolathur | men only | No | 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 17 |
| Amigos PG | Thoraipakkam | men only | Yes | 2 sharing, 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 28 |
| Anand PG | Tiruvottiyur | men only | No | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 30 |
| Angels Ladies Hostel | Thoraipakkam | women only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 300 |
| Angoori Corporate PG | Manapakkam | women only | Yes | 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 30 |
| Annai Mens PG | Nungambakkam | men only | Yes | private room, 4+ sharing | 7 |
| At Rumah PG | Navallur | co-ed | No | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 120 |
| Bee Hive PG | Thoraipakkam | women only | No | 2 sharing, 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 15 |
| Best Mansion PG | Arumbakkam | men only | No | 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 50 |
| Blessed Stay | Porur | women only | No | 3 sharing | 3 |
| Blue Berry PG | Koyambedu | men only | Yes | 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 60 |
| Chennai Gents PG | Guduvancheri | men only | No | 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 22 |
| Chennai Homes | Padi | men only | Yes | 2 sharing, 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 28 |
| Chennai Ladies Hostel | Triplicane | women only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 60 |
| Chennai PG | Padi | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 50 |
| Chennai PG | Padi | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 4 sharing | 42 |
| Chennai SR Mens Hostel | Navalur | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 21 |
| Comfort PG | Perungudi | men only | Yes | 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 10 |
| Daffodil Homestay PG | Velachery | women only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 55 |
| Daffodil Homestay PG | Velachery | women only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 55 |
| Daffodil Homestay PG | Velachery | women only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 55 |
| Daffodil Homestay PG | Perungudi | women only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 30 |
| Danushya PG | Nungambakkam | men only | Yes | 3 sharing | 9 |
| Devan Aachi Womens Hostel | Vadapalani | women only | Yes | 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 47 |
| Durga PG | Ramapuram | co-ed | Yes | 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 120 |
| Durga PG Accommodation | Perungudi | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 28 |
| Durga PG Accommodation | Perungudi | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 28 |
| Durga PG Accommodation | Perungudi | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 28 |
| Easy Life PG | Madipakkam | men only | No | 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 35 |
| Elegance Stay PG | Kodambakkam | women only | Yes | 4+ sharing | 8 |
| Elight Homes PG | Perumbakkam | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 57 |
| EMY PG & Accommodation | Thiruvanmiyur | men only | No | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 30 |
| Flora Mens PG | Tambaram | men only | Yes | 2 sharing, 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 40 |
| Flower Ladies Hostel | Sholinganallur | women only | Yes | 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 120 |
| Gangadhar Hostel | Kazhipattur | men only | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 3 sharing | 50 |
| Geeta Gents Hostel | Sholinganallur | men only | Yes | 2 sharing | 30 |
| Gladly Ladies Hostel | Sholinganallur | women only | Yes | 3 sharing | 60 |
| Golden Gate Mens Hostel | Velachery | co-ed | Yes | private room, 2 sharing, 4 sharing | 34 |
| Golden Home Gents Hostel | Aminjikarai | men only | No | 2 sharing, 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 70 |
| Golden Nest PG | Padur | men only | Yes | 2 sharing, 3 sharing, 4 sharing | 70 |
| Golf View PG | Thoraipakkam | men only | No | 2 sharing | 5 |
Looking for a PG here?
Tell us your budget and move-in date. We come back with a shortlist, availability and the real monthly cost including deposit and meals.
How do you choose between a PG and a rented flat?
A PG makes sense when you want to move in this week, do not want to furnish anything, and would rather not sign an eleven-month lease. The flat wins on cost and privacy once three or four people split it and once you can absorb a ten-month deposit and the furnishing bill. The PG wins on flexibility, on not having to find flatmates, and on not dealing with a landlord.
The downside of the PG model that operators do not advertise: you have very little legal protection. Most PG arrangements are not registered rent agreements, so the tenancy protections that apply to a leave and licence agreement often do not apply to you. Your deposit, your notice period and your eviction terms rest on whatever you signed, which in this segment is frequently a single page.
Common questions about PGs in Chennai
How many PGs are there in Chennai?
PropIQ lists 289 paying guest and coliving properties in Chennai, spread across 95 localities and covering 10,996 beds in total. Supply is concentrated: the five densest localities are Thoraipakkam (23), Velachery (22), Sholinganallur (22), Perungudi (14), Anna Nagar (13).
Where are the women-only PGs in Chennai?
The localities with the most women-only properties are Velachery (11), Thoraipakkam (8), Anna Nagar (7), Sholinganallur (5), Ramapuram (4). In total 95 of the 289 properties we list in Chennai take women only.
Which PGs in Chennai provide food?
181 of the 289 properties we list in Chennai serve meals — roughly 63%. The localities with the most are Thoraipakkam (18), Velachery (16), Perungudi (14), Sholinganallur (11), Anna Nagar (8). Where meals are included, check whether the plan covers all three, whether it runs on Sundays, and whether non-vegetarian food is served or even allowed on the premises.
What room types do PGs in Chennai offer?
Across the 289 properties here, 217 offer a 2-sharing room, 210 offer 3-sharing and 102 offer a private room. Most offer several, so the choice usually exists inside one building rather than between buildings.
Why does PropIQ not show PG rents for Chennai?
Because the pricing in our source survey is several years old. A stale rent is worse than no rent: it anchors you to a number nobody will honour and makes the whole page look authoritative when it is not. We would rather publish what has held up — who each property takes, meals, room types and facilities — and tell you to get the current rate from the property itself.
What deposit should I expect to pay at a PG?
One to two months of rent is the usual convention in this segment, against ten or eleven months in a rented flat. That is market practice rather than a figure from our data. Get the refund terms in writing before you pay, including notice period and what counts as damage — a deposit withheld at exit for ordinary wear is the single most common complaint in this segment, and a dated inventory with photographs on move-in day settles almost all of it.
What should I check before paying anything?
Water supply and its source, whether the building has power backup, how many people actually share the bathroom you will use, the gate-closing time, whether guests are allowed, and who is responsible if the geyser fails. Visit once in the evening when residents are back — a PG at 11am tells you very little about what it is like at 9pm.
PG and coliving in other cities
Why there are no rents on these pages. The pricing in our source survey is several years old. Publishing it would give you a number to anchor on that no operator would honour today, which is worse than publishing nothing, so we have left it out entirely rather than dress up stale figures as current. What is here — who each property takes, meals, room types, facilities and house rules — changes far more slowly and is still worth having. For current rates, ask the property or send us the shortlist request above.
How this directory is compiled. Property records come from PropIQ field surveys and operator submissions, deduplicated by property. We publish the property count behind every figure so you can judge how much weight it carries. Availability and house rules change — confirm with the property before you visit. We do not publish owner or manager contact details.