Maaththoor

Maaththoor (Tamil: மாத்தூர்) formerly known as Mathur is a residential area located north of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Maaththoor is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation and belongs to Madhavaram taluk of Chennai district. Maaththoor is known for its groundwater source which is good for drinking.

This article is about a neighbourhood of Chennai. For other uses, see Mathur.

Maaththoor

மாத்தூர்
Neighbourhood
Maaththoor
Maaththoor
Maaththoor
Coordinates: 13.17155°N 80.24748°E / 13.17155; 80.24748
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
TalukMadhavaram
MetroChennai
Zone & WardManali Zone 2 & Ward 19
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total27,674
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600068
Telephone code044-2555
Vehicle registrationTN-18-xxxx & TN-20-xxxx (old)
Civic agencyGreater Chennai Corporation
Planning agencyCMDA
CityChennai
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMadhavaram
MPK. Jayakumar, INC
MLAMadhavaram S. Sudharsanam, DMK
MCVacant
Websitehttp://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/

Location

Maaththoor is located north of Chennai with Manali in the east and Madhavaram Milk Colony to the south. Other neighbouring areas include Madhavaram, Kosappur and Kodungaiyur.

History

In earlier days Maaththoor is a rural area comprising the villages Periyamaaththoor and Chinnamaaththoor. In the early 1990s the Tamil Nadu Housing Board and the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority planned and developed a township in the village of Periyamaaththoor and named as Maaththoor MMDA. In October 2011, the erstwhile Maaththoor village panchayat is merged with Greater Chennai Corporation and it came under the jurisdiction of Greater Chennai Corporation.[1][2] Though Maaththoor is annexed with Greater Chennai Corporation in 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.[3] On 11 June 2020, the Government of Tamil Nadu renamed Mathur as Maaththoor along with other neighbourhoods and towns of Tamil Nadu as per the pronunciation in Tamil language.[4]

Divisions

Maaththoor MMDA

Maaththoor MMDA is primarily a well developed residential area with 5000 plots and more than 100 houses in Lake View Apartments(TNHB). Maaththoor MMDA has many shops on the 1st main road and 3rd main road. Maaththoor MMDA has perfect basic amenities such as proper roads, street lights, metro water supply, a storm-water management system, an underground drainage system, underground electricity cable power supply, solid-waste management, and bus transportation.

Chinnamaaththoor

Chinnamaaththoor is a developing residential area which it is closer to the Inner Ring Road. Apart from Maaththoor MMDA, Chinnamaaththoor lacks many basic amenities such as a storm-water management system, an underground drainage system, and underground electricity cable power supply.

Periyamaaththoor

Periyamaaththoor is a developing residential area which has a mixture of houses, warehouses, and truck garages. The main road in Periyamaaththoor is Kamarajar Salai which it leads to the Inner Ring Road. Apart from Maaththoor MMDA, Periyamaaththoor lacks many basic amenities such as a storm-water management system, an underground drainage system, an underground electricity cable power supply, solid-waste management, and bus transportation.

Demographics
Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 84.40%
Muslim
 
 6.05%
Christian
 
 8.72%
Sikh
 
 0.17%
Buddhist
 
 0.02%
Jain
 
 0.09%
Other
 
 0.05%
No religion
 
 0.39%

According to 2011 census, Maaththoor had a population of 27,674 with 14,081 males and 13,593 females.[5] 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%.[6] 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, Maaththoor had 84.40% Hindus, 6.05% Muslims, 8.72% Christians, 0.17% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.09% Jains, 0.05% following other religions and 0.39% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[7]

Transportation

Chennai Metro

The proposed second phase of Chennai Metro has two lines starting from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Siruseri and Sholinganallur. The proposed Madhavaram Milk Colony metro station could be less than 2 kilometres from the Maaththoor Gate bus stop.

Railway

Tiruvottiyur railway station is the nearest railway station of Maaththoor, which is 5 km away east from Maaththoor. Perambur railway station is the second-nearest railway station of Maaththoor, which is 7 km away south from Maaththoor. Chennai Central railway station and Chennai Egmore railway station are Chennai's important railway terminals, which are around 12 km southeast of Maaththoor.

Road

The arterial roads of Maaththoor are the Madhavaram Milk Colony Road and the Kamarajar Salai. With the Inner Ring Road becoming functional the area was easily accessible from the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus and it is very near to the Madhavaram Inter-city Bus Terminus. MTC operates a fleet of buses from Maaththoor. Shared autos play a major role in transportation.

Places of Worship

Temples
  • Sri Sarvasakthi Maariyamman Thirukovil, 2nd main road, MMDA
  • Sri Venkatesa Perumal Koil, Kamarajar Road, Periyamaaththoor
  • Sri Ponniyamman Koil, Periyamaaththoor

Churches
  • ECI Church (1st Main Road), MMDA
  • Salem Baptist Church, Periyamaaththoor
  • Christian Worship Center, Chinnamaaththoor Road
  • Our Lady of Good Health Church, 1st Main Road, MMDA

Mosque
  • Al-Masjithul Aqsa Jumma Mosque 3rd Main Road, MMDA
  • Makkah Masjid, Chinnasaamy Nagar, Periyamaaththoor

Schools
  • Everwin Vidhyashram (CBSE), 2nd Main Road, MMDA
  • St.Thomas Silver Jubilee Matriculation School, 3rd Main Road, MMDA
  • The Beloved Matriculation School, Maaththoor Union Road, MMDA
  • Elizabeth Matriculation School, 3rd Main Road, MMDA
  • Government High School, 3rd Main Road, MMDA
  • Chennai Primary School, MMDA
  • Holy Faith Nursery & Primary School, 1st Main Road, MMDA
  • Vivekananda Vidyalaya School, Periyamaaththoor
  • Sarathy Saraswathy Matriculation School, Chinnamaaththoor

Hospitals

There is no hospital in the neighbourhood. Nearby hospitals include:

  • Government Peripheral Hospital, Madhavaram Milk Colony
  • ESI Dispensary, Manali
  • Anand Hospital, Manali
  • Sornam Hospital, Manali
  • K.M. Hospital, Madhavaram
  • Anthony Hospital, Madhavaram
  • Murari Hospital, Madhavaram

Community Halls
  • Prem Mahal (1st Main Road), MMDA
  • Pravin Mahal (Kamarajar Road), MMDA
  • Swathi Mahal (2nd Main Road), MMDA
  • Sriram Mahal (2nd Main Road), MMDA
  • Raghavendra Thirumana Mandapam (2nd Main Road), MMDA
  • Vaijayanthi Mahal (2nd Main Road), MMDA
  • Sindhu Mahal (2nd Main Road), MMDA
  • Sindhu Mini Hall (1st Cross Street), MMDA
  • Kalyani Mahal (Kamarajar Road), Periyamaaththoor
  • Maaththoor Vyabharigal Sanga Thirumana Mandapam, Periyamaaththoor

Amenities
  • Maaththoor MMDA Park (2nd Main Road, Cashew Grove)
  • Playground for Cricket and Football (4th Cross Street, Opp TNEB Substation)
  • Amma Unavagam (4th Cross Street, Near Ration Shop) location(13.173418, 80.246134)

Lacked amenities

Maaththoor is struggling for amenities such as:

  • Bus terminus
  • Hospitals
  • Banks
  • Post office
  • Telephone exchange
  • Fire station
  • Police station
  • Market
  • Public community hall

The above amenities are planned in an MMDA scheme. So far, only a bank and a telephone exchange are present.[8][9][10]

See also

References
  1. "More areas to come under Chennai Corporation". The Hindu. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. "Expanded Chennai Corporation to be divided into 3 regions". The Hindu. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. "With suburbs, Chennai district officially doubles in size". Times of India. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. "தமிழ் உச்சரிப்புக்கு ஏற்ப ஆங்கிலத்தில் ஊர் பெயரை எழுதும் வகையில் மாற்றம்: தமிழக அரசின் அரசிதழில் வெளியீடு". Dinakaran. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Maaththoor". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  8. "Red tapism puts brake on bus terminus plan for Maaththoor MMDA residents". 5 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. "Residents demand health centre, say it's long overdue". 23 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  10. "Better amenities but poor infrastructure". 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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