Mathur, Krishnagiri

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Orphan|date=October 2013}}

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| elevation = 372 meters above sea level
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'''Mathur''' is a town in the [[Pochampalli taluk|Pochampalli]] Taluk in [[Krishnagiri]] District in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].It is located on National Highway NH 77.It is Krishnagiri – Pondicherry Highway.It is located 30 km from Krishnagiri, 24 km from Tirupattur, and 20 km from Uthangarai. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu State Level Administrative Maps |url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/default.htm?blocks.php?dcode=31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016161601/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/default.htm?blocks.php%3Fdcode=31 |archivedate=2013-10-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnagiri Administrative Setup|url=http://krishnagiri.nic.in/revenue.htm}}</ref> Mathur is surrounded by Kandili Taluk towards North, Uthangarai Taluk towards South, Bargur Taluk towards North, Tiruppattur Taluk towards East. Mathur is one of the 10 revenue blocks in [[Krishnagiri]] District and consists of 24 panchaya.

Mathur has a Someshwar temple and a Vishnu temple. The Someshwar temple is believed to be at least 450 years old and is famous for the pradosham poojas and circumambulations around the temples on full moon days.

==Demographics==
Tamil, Telugu and Kannada are the languages spoken in Mathur and Tamil is the local language in Mathur.

== Panchayat Villages in Mathur ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Panchayat Villages in Mathur
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| Anandur
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| Antheripatti
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| Bommapalli
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| Ettipatti
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| Gerigepalli
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| Goundanur
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| Kannandahalli
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| Kattupatti
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| Kelarpathi
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| Kodamandapatti
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| Kunnathur
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| Mathur
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| Nagampatti
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| Naralapatti
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| Oddapatti
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| Papparapatti
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| Ramakrishnapathi
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| Salamarathupattii
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| Samalpatti
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| Sivampatti
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| Soolakarai
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| Valipatti
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| Vanipatti
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| Veerachikuppam
|}

== Location ==
=== Bus Route ===
[[National Highway 77 (India)|National Highway 77]] from [[Krishnagiri]] to [[Pondicherry]] passes through Mathur. Mathur is located approximately 27 km from [[Krishnagiri]] in the [[National Highway 77 (India)|National Highway 77]] route towards [[Tiruvannamalai]]. Mathur is at 22 km distance from [[Tiruppattur, Tirupattur district|Tirupattur]].

Frequent buses are available from the neighbouring towns [[Bargur, Tamil Nadu|Krishnagiri]], Tirupattur & [[Uthangarai]] to Mathur. All the buses going to [[Tiruvannamalai]] or [[Pondicherry]] from [[Bangalore]] or [[Hosur]] or [[Krishnagiri]] go via Mathur.

=== Rail Route ===
The Nearest Railway Station is at [[Samalpatti]] (12 km from Mathur), in NH-77 highway going to [[Pondicherry]].

=== Air Route ===
Nearest airports are [[Salem Airport (India)|Salem Airport]] and [[Bangalore International Airport]].[[kuppam international airport (coming soon) ]]

== Temples Near Mathur ==
'''Poongavanathamman Temple'''

Poongavanathamman Temple is in Sivampatti and is situated in the route to Tirupattur at a distance of 2 km from Mathur. Lord Shiva and Angala Parameswari are the main deities in this temple. Ant hills can be seen on either side in the artha mandapam. New moon day [Amavasai] worship to Poongavanathamman deity in this temple is very popular.

'''Sanjeevirayan Temple'''

Sanjeevirayan Temple is an ancient temple of Lord Hanuman, in Kunnathur and is situated in the route from [[Samalpatti]] to Tirupattur at a distance of 5 km from Samalpatti. Kunnathur is located approximately 17 km from Mathur. Lord Rama is seen in pattabisekha kolam along with his consort Goddess Sita Devi, Lakshmana and Hanuman, as urchavars in this temple.

== References ==
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[[Category:Krishnagiri district]]

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