Mathur மாத்தூர் |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 13°10′18″N 80°14′51″E / 13.17155°N 80.24748°ECoordinates: 13°10′18″N 80°14′51″E / 13.17155°N 80.24748°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Thiruvallur |
Taluk & SRO | Madhavaram |
Firka | Red Hills |
Metro | Chennai |
Zone & Ward | Manali Zone 2 & Ward 19 |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,674 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 600068 |
Telephone code | 044-2555 |
Vehicle registration | TN-18-xxxx & TN-20-xxxx(old) |
Civic agency | Corporation of Chennai |
Planning agency | CMDA |
City | Chennai |
Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvallur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madhavaram |
MP | P. Venugopal, ADMK |
MLA | Madhavaram V. Moorthy, ADMK |
MC | K. Parthiban, ADMK |
Website | http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/ |
Mathur (Tamil: மாத்தூர்), is a developing residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. In October 2011, the erstwhile Mathur village panchayat is merged with Chennai Corporation and it came under the jurisdiction of Chennai Corporation. Though Mathur is annexed with Chennai Corporation it is still remained as a part of Madhavaram taluk in Thiruvallur district. The entire erstwhile Mathur village panchayat is named as ward 19 in Manali Zone of Chennai Corporation.
Mathur is located in North Chennai with Manali in the east and Madhavaram Milk Colony to the South. Other neighbouring areas include Madhavaram, Kosappur, Kodungaiyur.
Distance From Mathur Gate to other Neighbourhoods.
According to 2011 census, Mathur had a population of 27,674 with 14,081 males and 13,593 females. A total of 2,980 were under the age of six, constituting 1,607 males and 1,373 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 16.57% and .13% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 80.41%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 6886 households. There were a total of 10,160 workers, comprising 64 cultivators, 97 main agricultural labourers, 79 in house hold industries, 7,871 other workers, 2,049 marginal workers, 24 marginal cultivators, 99 marginal agricultural labourers, 77 marginal workers in household industries and 1,849 other marginal workers. There were a total of 17,514 non workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Mathur had 84.40% Hindus, 6.05% Muslims, 8.72% Christians, 0.17% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.09% Jains, 0.05% following other religions and 0.39% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.