Dataset · Quick commerce
Dark stores in Salem: how many, which apps and which areas
On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 21 quick-commerce dark stores in Salem: Blinkit 7, JioMart 6, Flipkart Minutes 4, BigBasket 2 and Swiggy Instamart 2. Salem ranks 91 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 2% of the stores Rewalto counts in Tamil Nadu.
Part of Rewalto's count of dark stores in India, by app, city and pin code. New to the term? Read what a dark store is.
Key facts
| Dark stores | 21counted 31 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rank among cities | 91 of 688under 1% of India's 13,740 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 5: Blinkit, JioMart, Flipkart Minutes, BigBasket, Swiggy Instamart |
| Apps not found here | Zepto, DMartin our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 12most stores: Alagapuram (4), Gugai (2), Hasthampatti (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026weekly, per app |
Counted on 31 Oct 2026
Stores in Salem
- Blinkit733%
- JioMart629%
- Flipkart Minutes419%
- Swiggy Instamart210%
- BigBasket210%
What the Salem counts show
- Blinkit and JioMart are close in Salem: 7 and 6 stores.
- No Zepto or DMart store was found in Salem in our checks.
- 12 named areas have at least one store. Alagapuram (4), Gugai (2) and Hasthampatti (2) have the most, 38% of the city's stores together.
- Alagapuram is served by 3 apps: BigBasket, Blinkit and JioMart.
- Salem holds 2% of the 864 stores Rewalto counts in 28 Tamil Nadu cities, the 5th most in the state.
- Across the state that is 2 stores per 100,000 people living in Tamil Nadu's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 42.7 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Erode (59 km, 18 stores), Tiruchirappalli (108 km, 25 stores) and Tiruppur (108 km, 19 stores).
Areas of Salem with the most stores
all 12- Alagapuram4 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, JioMart
- Gugai2 stores: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
- Hasthampatti2 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
- Kondalampatti2 stores: Flipkart Minutes, JioMart
- Narasothipatti2 stores: Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart
- Suramangalam2 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes
- Konganapuram2 stores: Blinkit
- Ammapettai Salem1 store: JioMart
- Andagalur1 store: JioMart
- First Agraharam1 store: Flipkart Minutes
- Meyyanur1 store: BigBasket
- Shevapet1 store: Blinkit
Counts are what the apps show shoppers, so they are a floor, not a census. How we count dark stores. State population: Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, Government of India, 2020. City location: Wikidata, read 28 October 2026.
Related
- Dark stores in IndiaAll 13,740 stores, by app and city
- Dark stores in Tamil Nadu864 stores in 28 cities
- Dark stores in Erode59 km away, 18 stores
- Dark stores in Tiruchirappalli108 km away, 25 stores
- Dark stores in Tiruppur108 km away, 19 stores
- Dark stores in Coimbatore150 km away, 105 stores
- Dark stores in Bengaluru160 km away, 1,302 stores
- Dark stores in Vellore177 km away, 19 stores
- Dark-store coverage map
- Stock state by pin code
- Delivery time by pin code
- What is a dark store?
- Quick commerce market share
Questions people ask
- How many dark stores are there in Salem?
- 21, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 5 apps.
- Which app has the most dark stores in Salem?
- Blinkit, with 7 stores, then JioMart with 6 and Flipkart Minutes with 4 (31 Oct 2026).
- Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Salem?
- Blinkit, JioMart, Flipkart Minutes, BigBasket and Swiggy Instamart. We found no Zepto or DMart store in Salem in our checks.
- Which areas of Salem have the most dark stores?
- Alagapuram (4), Gugai (2) and Hasthampatti (2), out of 12 named areas with a store.
- How many dark stores are there in Tamil Nadu?
- 864, in 28 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Salem has 21 of them.
- How does Salem compare with other Indian cities?
- It ranks 91 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,740 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.