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{{about|a neighbourhood of Chennai||Mathur (disambiguation){{!}}Mathur}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mathur
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
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| coordinates = {{coord|13.17155|N|80.24748|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chennai district|Chennai]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = Metro
| subdivision_name4 = [[Chennai]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[List of Chennai Corporation wards|Zone & Ward]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[Manali, Chennai|Manali Zone 2]] & Ward 19
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 14.21
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 22
| population_total = 27,674
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 600068
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 044-2555
| registration_plate = TN-18-xxxx & TN-20-xxxx (old)
| blank1_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Greater Chennai Corporation]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[List of cities and towns in India by population|City]]
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Chennai]]
| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Madhavaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Madhavaram]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = Tiruvallur, K. Jayakumar, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| blank2_info_sec2 = Madhavaram S. Sudharsanam, [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| blank3_name_sec2 = [[Councillor|MC]]
| blank3_info_sec2 = Vacant
| website = http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/
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'''Mathur''' is a residential area located north of [[Chennai]], a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Mathur is administered by the [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] and belongs to [[Madhavaram taluk|Madhavaram]] taluk of Chennai district.

==Location==
Mathur is located north of Chennai with [[Manali, Chennai|Manali]] in the east and [[Madhavaram Milk Colony]] to the south. Other neighboring areas include [[Madhavaram, Chennai|Madhavaram]], [[Kosappur]] and [[Kodungaiyur]].

==History==
In earlier days Mathur is a rural area comprising the villages Periyamathur and Chinnamathur. In the early 1990s the [[Tamil Nadu Housing Board]] and the [[Madras Metropolitan Development Authority]] planned and developed a township in the village of Periyamathur and named as Mathur MMDA. In October 2011, the erstwhile Mathur village panchayat is merged with [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] and it came under the jurisdiction of [[Greater Chennai Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news|title=More areas to come under Chennai Corporation|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/more-areas-to-come-under-chennai-corporation/article128605.ece|website=The Hindu|date=30 December 2009|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Expanded Chennai Corporation to be divided into 3 regions|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2658830.ece|website=The Hindu|date=25 November 2011|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> Though Mathur was merged into [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] on 24 October 2011 it remained as a part of [[Madhavaram taluk]] in [[Thiruvallur district]] till 15 August 2018 which was later added into [[Chennai district]] officially with other areas fall under the [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] limits.<ref>{{cite news |title=With suburbs, Chennai district officially doubles in size |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/with-suburbs-chennai-district-officially-doubles-in-size/articleshow/65668183.cms |access-date=13 June 2020 |agency=Times of India |date=4 September 2018}}</ref> On 11 June 2020, the Government of Tamil Nadu renamed Mathur as '''Maaththoor''' along with other neighborhoods and towns of Tamil Nadu as per the pronunciation in Tamil language and later withdrawn the move within a week.<ref>{{cite news |title=தமிழ் உச்சரிப்புக்கு ஏற்ப ஆங்கிலத்தில் ஊர் பெயரை எழுதும் வகையில் மாற்றம்: தமிழக அரசின் அரசிதழில் வெளியீடு |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/News_Detail.asp?Nid=592640 |access-date=13 June 2020 |publisher=Dinakaran |date=12 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tamil Nadu withdraws GO on name change of 1,018 towns, cities |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/tamil-nadu-withdraws-go-on-name-change-of-1018-towns-cities-851134.html |access-date=22 June 2023 |date=18 June 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|84.40}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|6.05}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|8.72}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.17}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|Gold|0.02}}{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jain]]|Blue|0.09}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.05}}{{bar percent|[[Irreligion|No religion]]|violet|0.39}}}}
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Mathur had a population of 27,674 with 14,081 males and 13,593 females.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Mathur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=674658|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref> 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%.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> 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% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.05% following other religions and 0.39% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
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==Transportation==

MTC Routes

Some of the bus services originated/passing through are as follows:

Note: Ordinary buses are currently called as "Magalir Vidiyal Payana Perunthu" since 2021

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary||style="background:green; color:yellow"|Express||style="background:red; color:white"|Deluxe
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+MTC Routes
|-
!Route
!Origin
!Destination
!Via
!Status
!Fare
|-
|29D
|Mathur
|[[Vivekananda House]]
|Madhavaram MilkColony, Moolakkadai, Perambur, Purasai, Egmore, Triplicane, Pudupet
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|56Dx
|Mathur
|[[Broadway, Chennai|Broadway]]
|Chinna Mathur, Manali B.S., CPCL, MFL, Thiruvottriyur Railway Gate, Thangal tollgate, Tondiarpet Depot, Royapuram, Beach Station
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|64C
|[[Manali, Chennai|Manali]]
|[[Broadway, Chennai|Broadway]]
|Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, Vyasarpadi Market, Veppery, Chennai Central
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|64C
|[[Manali, Chennai|Manali]]
|[[Broadway, Chennai|Broadway]]
|Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, Vyasarpadi Market, Veppery, Chennai Central
|Running
|style="background:red; color:white"|Deluxe
|-
|38A
|[[Manali, Chennai|Manali]]
|[[Broadway, Chennai|Broadway]]
|Chinna Mathur, Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, MKB Nagar East, Mint Depot, Beach Station
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|121A
|[[Manali, Chennai|Manali]]
|[[CMBT]]
|Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, Rettery, Thirumangalam
|Running
|style="background:red; color:white"|Deluxe
|-
|121A
|[[Manali, Chennai|Manali]]
|[[CMBT]]
|Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, Rettery, Thirumangalam
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|121C
|[[Ennore]]
|[[CMBT]]
|Ernavoor, MFL, Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, Rettery, Thirumangalam
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|121C
|[[Ennore]]
|[[CMBT]]
|Ernavoor, MFL, Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, Rettery, Thirumangalam
|Running
|style="background:red; color:white"|Deluxe
|-
|121D
|[[Manali New Town]]
|[[CMBT]]
|MFL, Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Moolakkadai, Rettery, Thirumangalam
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|164
|[[Minjur]]
|[[Perambur]]
|Nappalayam, MFL, Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Thapal petti, Moolakkadai, Perambur Market
|Running
|style="background:green; color:yellow"|Express
|-
|164
|[[Minjur]]
|[[Perambur]]
|Nappalayam, MFL, Manali Market, Mathur Gate, Thapal petti, Moolakkadai, Perambur Market
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|170Cx
|[[Manali, Chennai|Manali]]
|[[Guindy TVK Estate]]
|Manali Market, Mathur, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Don Bosco school, [[Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar]], Retteri junction, Thirumangalam, MGR CMBT, Vadapalani, Ekkatuthangal
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:white"|Ordinary
|-
|36V
|[[Thiruvottriyur]]
|[[Sengundram|Red Hills]]
|ITC Lift Gate, MFL, Manali Market, Periya Mathur, Vadakarai
|Running
|style="background:blue; color:White"|Ordinary
|-
|}

Extinct routes

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Route
!Origin
!Destination
!Via
!Note
|-
|164
|Mathur
|Perambur
|Moolakkadai, Perambur Market
|Extended from Mathur to Minjur replacing 64P
|-
|64P
|Minjur
|Perambur
|MFL, Mathur, Moolakkadai, Perambur Market
|Renamed as 164
|-
|38H Extn
|Mathur
|Broadway
|Moolakkadai, Mint, Beach Station
|Extended to Manali and renamed as 38A
|-
|29Cx (Deluxe)
|Mathur
|Thiruvanmiyur
|Moolakkadai, Perambur, Chetpet, Sterling Road, Mylapore, Adayar
|Cut shorted to perambur;cancelled
|-
|64B
|Minjur
|Broadway
|MFL, Manali, Mathur, Moolakkadai, Perambur, Veppery, Chennai Central
|Replaced by 56P via thiruvottriyur, Mint, Beach station
|-
|121B
|Minjur
|CMBT
|MFL, Moolakkadai, Rettery, Thirumangalam
|Diverted via MFL Manali Road jn. MMBT and renamed as 121
|-
|56W
|Madhavaram
|Vallalar Nagar
|Mathur, Manali Market, Thiruvottriyur, Maharani
|Cancelled
|-
|}

Some of the buses alternatively run via Mathur if any roads are damaged
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:green; color:yellow"|Express
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Route
!Origin
!Destination
!Via
!Diversion Route
!Fare
|-
|S62
|Manali
|Perambur
|Manali Market, Kodungaiyur, Moolakkadai, Perambur Market
|Diverted via Mathur Gate, Thapal petti instead of Kodungaiyur
|style="background:green; color:yellow"|Express
|-
|S63
|Manali
|Moolakkadai
|Manali Market, Chinna Sekkadu, Selavayol, Baljipalayam, KKD Nagar Depot, Erukkanchery
|Diverted via Mathur Gate, Thapal Petti
|style="background:green; color:yellow"|Express
|-
|}

Railways:
[[Thiruvottriyur railway station]] and [[Perambur Railway Station]] are the nearest Railway station in 5 km and 9 km respectively
People can board 164 to reach perambur railway station and 56Dx to reach Thiruvottriyur railway station. The station can be accessible by two wheeler vehicles too

==See also==
* [[Mathur aeri]]
* [[Madhavaram Botanical Garden]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in Greater Chennai Corporation official website]
*[https://chennai.nic.in/ Chennai District official website]
*[http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/ CMDA official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008183728/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/ |date=8 October 2021 }}
*[http://www.cmdamaps.tn.nic.in/pdflinkcombine.php?lbcode=38&vname=Mathur,MP CDMA map of Mathur]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{Geographic location
|title = ''Directions From Mathur''
|Northwest = [[Vadaperumbakkam]] [towards [[Sengundram]]]
|North = [[Kosappur]] [towards [[Vichoor]]]
|Northeast = [[Manali New Town]] [towards [[Ennore]]]
|West = [[Assisi Nagar]], [[Manjambakkam]] [towards [[Madhavaram, Chennai|Madhavaram]]]
|Centre = Mathur
|East = [[Manali, Chennai|Manali]] [towards [[Thiruvottriyur]]]
|Southwest = [[Madhavaram, Chennai|Madhavaram]] [towards [[Kolathur, Chennai|Kolathur]]]
|South = [[Madhavaram Milk Colony]], [[Moolakadai]] [towards [[Perambur]]]
|Southeast = [[Chinnasekkadu]], [[Periyasekkadu]], [[Moolachatiram]] [towards [[Kodungaiyur]]]
}}

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