# 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.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 21; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 91 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 5: Blinkit, JioMart, Flipkart Minutes, BigBasket, Swiggy Instamart |
| Apps not found here | Zepto, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 12; most stores: Alagapuram (4), Gugai (2), Hasthampatti (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 7 |
| JioMart | 6 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 4 |
| BigBasket | 2 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 2 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alagapuram | 4 | BigBasket, Blinkit, JioMart |
| Gugai | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Hasthampatti | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Kondalampatti | 2 | Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Narasothipatti | 2 | Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Suramangalam | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| Konganapuram | 2 | Blinkit |
| Ammapettai Salem | 1 | JioMart |
| Andagalur | 1 | JioMart |
| First Agraharam | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Meyyanur | 1 | BigBasket |
| Shevapet | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the 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 866 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).

## 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?

866, 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 13,748 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31