[3] TNHB developed residential plots, apartments, commercial complexes, wide roads, school zones, bus terminus and large parks.

It's affiliated with the State Board syllabus and offers education primarily in Tamil, with the option of English.

Shiv Nadar School, Chennai has also come up in Besant Nagar- it has commenced its academic journey from June 2023 onwards to children from Nursery to Grade 4 for now.

[4] The Rajaji Bhavan building housing many Central Government offices greets you as you enter Besant Nagar.

It also houses a Railway Booking counter for the convenience of the residents of the locality as well as for the other areas around Besant nagar.

Besant Nagar is an excellent example of organized government town planning by Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB).

[citation needed] Originally a quiet residential area, the popularity of the nearby Elliot's beach has led to a steady increase in traffic and commercial activities.

In October 2015, The Hindu publication introduced the concept of a Car Free Sunday along the beach promenade in order to connect with the local community.

the Car Free Sunday has become a meeting place for families to walk along the beach, do joint sessions of Zumba, yoga, engage in sport, sing, have a fitness tryout while the kids can cycle, play local, traditional games right on the street, without the hassle and noise of traffic and vehicles.

This area is bound fully on the east by the Bay of Bengal (Elliots Beach), on the South by the Kalakshetra Campus, on the North by the Theosophical Society and its sprawling forested green campus ( with the Adyar Estuaries still further to its North) that except through the Besant Avenue in the North-West, the approach from Shastri nagar in the west as two points, there is no chance of traffic congestion.

[6] In October 2012, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) decided to convert the Besant Nagar bus terminal into a depot.