Madhavaram is a neighbourhood of
Chennai
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,
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. Located in the northern part of Chennai, it is also a ''taluk'' in
Chennai District
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and a ''zone'' in
Greater Chennai Corporation
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. It is located in between
Perambur
Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Etymology
In Tamil language, Tamil, ''pirambu (பிரம்பு)'' means bamboo, and ''oor (ஊர்)'' means city or place. Before British Raj, B ...
and
Kodungaiyur. As of 2011, the neighbourhood had a population of 119,105. The Chennai district was expanded on 16 August 2018 by transferring Madhavaram taluk from
Tiruvallur district
Thiruvallur District, also spelled as Tiruvallur District, is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fast developing city of Tiruvallur is the district headquarters. The district has a mixture ...
to
Chennai district
Chennai District, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is almost coterminous with the city of C ...
.
History
The Madhavaram ''taluk'' was formed on 1 July 2009 when the large Ambattur ''taluk'' was split into two. The latter was considered the largest land area in Chennai, which consisted of five ''fircas'' (towns). The new Madhavaram ''taluk'' consists of two ''fircas'' (Madhavaram and Red Hills) and 36 villages.
The old name of Madhavaram is Mathavapuram, as seen in a stone in front of the Vinayagar temple in Rajaji Street.
Geography
Madhavaram is located at . It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42
feet
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).
Demographics
According to
2011 census, Madhavaram had a population of 119,105 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.
A total of 13,030 were under the age of six, constituting 6,703 males and 6,327 females.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 12.4% and 0.28% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 80.61%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.
The town had a total of 29,792 households. There were a total of 43,385 workers, comprising 148 cultivators, 233 main agricultural labourers, 765 in house hold industries, 36,871 other workers, 5,368 marginal workers, 89 marginal cultivators, 65 marginal agricultural labourers, 283 marginal workers in household industries and 4,931 other marginal workers.
During 2001–2011, Madhavaram registered a population growth of 56% with a 2011 population of 118,525.
Religion
As per the religious census of 2011, Madhavaram (M) had 82.73%
Hindus
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, 4.08%
Muslims
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, 12.48%
Christians
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, 0.05%
Sikhs
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, 0.04%
Buddhists
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, 0.16%
Jains
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, 0.46% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.
There is a Shivan temple in Madhavaram which is believed to be 1,300 years old. There is also a Vishnu Temple and some smaller temples in the locality.
St. Sebastian's Church, the local parish, is in Madhavaram. Other churches are on MTH Road, KKR Garden, Gangaiamman Koil street. There are few mosques in KKR Garden, Milk Colony and Vinayagapuram.
Educational Institutions
* St. Ann's Matric Higher Secondary School
* Bosco Academy Matric Higher Secondary School
* Don Bosco Matric Higher Secondary School
* St. Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* St. Joseph's Matric Higher Secondary School
* Ramakrishna Matric Higher Secondary School
* Sri Sakthi Matriculation School
* Velammal New Gen - School
CBSE affiliated Schools
* Olive Tree Global Education Campus
* Thiruthangal Nadar Vidhyalaya School
* Greenfield Chennai International School
* Velammal New Gen School
* Everwin Vidhyaashram School
* KC Toshniwal Vivekananda Vidyalaya School
* Sri Chaitanya Techno School
State Board affiliated Schools
* St.Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Bosco Academy Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Government Higher Secondary School
* Padma Prakash Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Ramakrishna Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* St. Anne's Girls' School
* St. Ann's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* St. Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* St. Thomas' School
* Sri Shakthi Matriculation School
Colleges
*
Jayagovind Harigopal Agarwal Agarsen College
*Tamil Nadu Government Cooperative Staff Training College.
Universities
*
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS) is a veterinary university founded in 1989 in Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai, India. It is composed of the Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Veterinary College and Research I ...
*
Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Madhavaram Campus
*
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madhavaram Campus
Social organizations
West Cancer Trust advocates cancer awareness by counselling and screening the locals, both the rural people and the students. "LIGHT"
NGO
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is situated in Manjampakkam neighbourhood, working for children, women, health and education. It is also home to a large number of the Anglo Indian community.
Administration and politics
Madhavaram is a newly formed state legislative constituency with more than 200,000 (2
lakh
A lakh (; abbreviated L; sometimes written lac) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105). In the Indian 2, 2, 3 convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. F ...
) voters. It consists of areas like Madhavaram, Mathur MMDA, Manali,
Milk Colony, Puzhal,
Red Hills, Sholavaram and Vadakarai. Madhavaram belongs to Chennai's corporation zone lll. Presently, Mr.S.Sudarsanam is the Member of Legislative Assembly.
Transportation
Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus, one of the satellite termini of Chennai, is located in the neighbourhood, chiefly handling buses to
Trichy
Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...
Andhra Pradesh
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and
Telangana
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, including cities such as
Chittoor
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,
Tirupati
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,
Nellore
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,
Kurnool
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,
Puttaparthi
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,
Visakhapatnam
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,
Bhadrachalam
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, and
Hyderabad
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.
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Madhavaram from other major parts of Chennai like Mint, Broadway, Ambattur Estate, Koyambedu, Redhills etc. A bus terminus serves the residents.
Share Autos play an important role in transportation.
MTC Routes
Some of the routes originating or passing by Madhavaram New Bus Terminal
Truck Terminal
In the interest of the economy and trade and to decongest the central business district,
CMDA has developed the truck terminal at Madhavaram over an extent about at the cost of about
₹
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60 million (6
crore
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s). It is located near the junction of 100 Feet Road and the GNT Road, with easy access to
Chennai city, port and railways. The terminal has been functioning since 1992. The objective of the project is to provide modern and functionally efficient truck terminals for the benefit of the city.
Botanical garden
A
botanical garden
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development broke ground on a 28-acre site in September 2010. The project was expected to complete in February 2013, at a cost of ₹57.3 million. The facility has almost 400 species of plants and also a herbal garden along with a nursery. A glasshouse, fountains, a birds' sanctuary, an auditorium and a children's play area are other facilities of the garden.
The Horticulture Training Centre in Madhavaram was also to be upgraded to Horticulture Management Institute, at a cost of ₹39 million.
Skyscrapers
The tallest building in the region is the 23-storey M-One Towers, residential apartments with 234 units, built on a plot of 2.1 acres.
Hospitals
* St. Anthony's Hospital
* KM Hospital
* Murari Hospital
* Jeevodaya Hospice for Cancer Patients
* Govt. Hospital
* Srikumaran Health Center, Retteri
* Prasanth Hospital
* Meridian Hospital
References
External links
Madhavaram Municipality
{{Chennai Topics
Neighbourhoods in Chennai