Mathur is a town in the Pochampalli Taluk in

Krishnagiri Krishnagiri () is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and it serves as the administrative headquarters of Krishnagiri District formed in 2004. It is located at the bottom of Krishnadevaraya Hills, and the town is fully surrounded by hill ...

District in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

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.It is located on National Highway NH 77.It is Krishnagiri – Pondicherry Highway.It is located 30 km from Krishnagiri, 24 km from

Tirupathur Tirupathur or Tirupattur is the headquarters of Tirupathur district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and is one of the oldest inhabited places in the state, with a history of over 1,600 years. The town is known for an abundance of sandalwood ...

, and 20 km from Uthangarai. Mathur is surrounded by Kandhili Taluk towards North, Uthangarai Taluk towards South, Bargur Taluk towards North, Tiruppattur Taluk towards East. Mathur is one of the 10 revenue blocks in

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

Location

Bus Route

National Highway 77 from

to Pondicherry passes through Mathur. Mathur is located approximately 27 km from

in the National Highway 77 route towards

Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvanna ...

. Mathur is at 22 km distance from

Tirupattur Tirupathur or Tirupattur is the headquarters of Tirupathur district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and is one of the oldest inhabited places in the state, with a history of over 1,600 years. The town is known for an abundance of sandalwood ...

. Frequent buses are available from the neighbouring towns

, Tirupattur &

Uthangarai Uthangarai is a Taluk, Town Panchayat in Krishnagiri district in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Uthangarai had a total population of 15,393. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and ...

to Mathur. All the buses going to

or Pondicherry from

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Hosur Hosur is an industrial city located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Hosur is one of the municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It is located on the bank of the river River Ponnaiyar, southeast of Bengaluru and west of Chennai, the state ...

go via Mathur.

Rail Route

The Nearest Railway Station is at

Samalpatti Samalpatti is a town in Uthanagarai Taluk in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, India. Samalpatti is a main railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheel ...

(12 km from Mathur), in NH-77 highway going to Pondicherry.

Air Route

Nearest airports are 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 mavasaiworship 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

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

Krishnagiri district {{Krishnagiri-geo-stub