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Madhavaram

Madhavaram
மாதவரம்
Neighbourhood
Madhavaram is located in Chennai
Madhavaram
Madhavaram
Madhavaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Madhavaram
Madhavaram
Madhavaram is located in India
Madhavaram
Madhavaram
Coordinates: 13°09′N 80°14′E / 13.15°N 80.24°E / 13.15; 80.24Coordinates: 13°09′N 80°14′E / 13.15°N 80.24°E / 13.15; 80.24
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Metro Chennai
Chennai Corporation Zone III
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 119,105
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 600060
Vehicle registration TN-18

Madhavaram is a taluk (administrative region) in north Chennai city in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located between Perambur and Kodungaiyur. As of 2011, the town had a population of 119,105.

The Madhavaram taluk was formed on 1 July 2009 when the large Ambattur taluk was split to 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 Mahatavapuram, as seen in a stone in front of the Ganesh Mandir in Rajaji Street.

Madavaram is located at 13°09′N 80°14′E / 13.15°N 80.24°E / 13.15; 80.24. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

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 .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 29792 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. As per the religious census of 2011, Madavaram (M) had 82.73% Hindus, 4.08% Muslims, 12.48% Christians, 0.05% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.16% Jains, 0.46% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.


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