Mangadu is a western neighborhood of
Chennai
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,
India
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. Literally meaning a mango forest, Mangadu Municipality is about 18 km from
Chennai Central railway station, 14 km from
Chennai International Airport and 13 km from
CMBT.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Mangadu had a population of 38188. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Mangadu has an average literacy rate of 86.91%, higher than the national average of 80.6%: male literacy is 91.77%, and female literacy is 82.05%. In Mangadu, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Religion
Mangadu is famous for the majestic and famous
Kamakshi Amman Temple, Mangadu
The Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple is a famous pilgrim destination Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Parvathi, located in Mangadu, a suburb of Chennai, India. The term ''Mangadu'' means "Mango Forests or Mango Groves" and as the term implies ...
. This temple group oversees the daily operations of approximate 7 temples in the locality. The famous temples of Mangadu are -
* Velleswarar Temple, Mangadu
* Sri Vaikunta Perumal Temple, Mangadu
* Vinayagar Temple, Mangadu
* Mandhi amman Temple, Mangadu
* Solai Mandhi Amman Temple, Mangadu
* Thorpathi Amman Temple, Mangadu
Hospitals
* Government Primary Health Centre, Mangadu
* Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital
Chennai Metro Rail
The proposed
Chennai Metro Phase 2 Corridor 4 links
Poonamallee
Poonamallee is suburb of Chennai, India under the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It was historically called ''Pushpagirimangalam'', later renamed in Tamil as ''Poovirundhavalli'' (), and now colloquially called as ''Poondhamalli''. It is a town in ...
with
Light House. The proposed Kumanamchavadi and Kattupakkam metro stations will be around 2 kilometres from Mangadu Bus Terminal.
Educational Institutions
Schools
*Maharishi Vidya Mandir School CBSE
*Velammal Vidyalaya CBSE
*RISHS International School CBSE
*Mangadu Public School CBSE
*Padma Subramaniam Bala Bhavan Matriculation Higher Secondary School
PSBB
*Nav Bharat Matriculation Higher Secondary School
*National IT International Matriculation Higher Secondary School
*Government Higher Secondary School
*Government Primary School
*Sridevi Matric School, Mangadu
*Government Primary School, Pattur Mangadu
*Government Muslim High School, Pattur
*Government Adi Dravidar Welfare School
*St. Marys Matriculation School
*Little Flower Matriculation School
*Atchaya School for Kids
*Zee Kids School
Colleges
* Sri Muthukumaran Medical College
* Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College
*
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology
* Sri Muthukumaran College of Education
* Meenakshi College of Nursing
* Little Flower Polytechnic College
Nearby Areas
Centre = Mangadu
North = Poonamallee
Northeast = Kattupakkam
East = Porur
Southeast = Gerugambakkam
South = Kundrathur
Southwest = Kovur
West = Kozhumanivakkam
Northwest = Nazarathpet
References
Cities and towns in Kanchipuram district
Neighbourhoods in Chennai
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