Mathur, Chennai

Mathur (Tamil: மாத்தூர்), is a developing residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamilnadu, India

Location

Mathur is located in North Chennai with Manali in the east and Madhavaram Milk Colony to the South.Other neighbouring areas include Madhavaram, Kosappur, Kodungaiyur.

In the earlier days this area was a small locality comprising the villages Periya Mathur and Chinna Mathur.Later when the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority(CMDA) and Tamilnadu Housing Board starting residential projects here the area started developing.

The arterial roads to Mathur are the Madhavaram Milk Colony Road and the Kamarajar Salai. This part of Chennai was considered socially backward a decade ago.However due to rapid increase in need for quality affordable residential areas in and around Chennai Mathur became a hunting ground for real estate agents.With the Inner Ring Road becoming functional the area was easily accessible from the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus.Also with MTC operating more buses from Mathur more people started buying houses in Mathur MMDA.

Transportation

Good number of buses ply from Mathur to various parts of the city.Also various routes pass through Mathur.The routes that ply from Mathur are

External Links

• A show of communal harmony in Mathur MMDA
• CDMA map of Mathur Panchayat