Mathur is a town in the

Pochampalli taluk Pochampalli taluk is one of the seven taluks of Krishnagiri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The majority of the population speak Tamil. The headquarters of the district is at Pochampalli. Geography Pochampalli taluk is located in the ...

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 r ...

District in

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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, and 20 km from Uthangarai. Mathur is surrounded by Kandhili Taluk towards North, Uthangarai Taluk towards South, Bargur Taluk towards North, Tirupattur 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

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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 and the administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai District in the Indian state of ...

. Mathur is at 22 km distance from Tirupattur. Frequent buses are available from the neighbouring towns

, Tirupattur &

Uthangarai Uthangarai is a municipality on the border of the Krishnagiri district, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Oothankarai is called an educational city. The SIPCOT Industrial Institute is located in Uttankarai. There are 4 districts in a ...

to Mathur. All the buses going to

from

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go via Mathur.

Rail Route

The Nearest Railway Station is at Samalpatti (12 km from Mathur), in NH-77 highway going to

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 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

Krishnagiri district {{Krishnagiri-geo-stub