Madhavaram

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.[3] The old name of Madhavaram is Mathavapuram, as seen in a stone in front of the Ganesh Mandir in Rajaji Street.

Madhavaram is located at 13.15°N 80.24°E / 13.15; 80.24.[4] 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.[5] 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%.[5] 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.[6] As per the religious census of 2011, Madhavaram (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.[7]

During 2001–2011, Madhavaram registered a population growth of 56% with a 2011 population of 118,525.[8]

• Bosco Academy Matric Higher Secondary School
• Don Bosco Matric Higher Secondary School
• St. Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• St. Ann's Matric Higher Secondary School
• St. Joseph Matric Higher Secondary School
• Ramakrishna Matric Higher Secondary School
• Shree Sakthi Matriculation School
• Velammal New Gen - School

• 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

• 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

• Jayagovind Harigopal Agarwal Agarsen College
• Tamil Nadu Government Cooperative Staff Training College.

• Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
• Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Madhavaram Campus
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madhavaram Campus

West Cancer Trust advocates cancer awareness by counselling and screening the locals, both the rural people and the students. "LIGHT" NGO 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.

Madhavaram is a newly formed state legislative constituency with more than 200,000 (2 lakh) 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.

Madhavaram Inter-city Bus Terminus, one of the satellite termini of Chennai, is located in the neighbourhood, chiefly handling buses to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including cities such as Chittoor, Tirupati, Nellore, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Puttaparthi, Visakhapatnam, Bhadrachalam, and Hyderabad.[9]

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Madhavaram from other major parts of Chennai such as 29C (Extn.) from Thiruvanimaiyur. A bus terminus had been built in the yesteryears which serve the residents. The bus routes operated from here are 38H to Broadway, 48A to Ambattur Industrial Estate and 170A to Tambaram. Share Autos play an important role in transportation.

A botanical garden 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.[10]

The Horticulture Training Centre in Madhavaram was also to be upgraded to Horticulture Management Institute, at a cost of ₹39 million.[11]

There is a Shivan temple[12] in Madhavaram which is believed to be 1,300 years old. There is also a Vishnu Temple[13] and some smaller temples in the locality. St. Sebastian's Church, the local parish, is in Madhavaram along with its co-chapel, St. Anne's (Round Chapel). C. S. I. Arul Church is on MTH Road. A. G. Church is located in KKR Garden. Bethesda Evangelical Church is located at Gangaiamman Koil street. Apostolic Christian Assembly Madhavaram branch near to the Murali Hospital. There are few mosques in Madhavaram; which are Masjid e Shariff at KKR Garden, Muhammadi Jamia Masjid at Madhavaram Milk Colony and Zakariya Mosque at Vinayagapuram.

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.

• St. Anthony's Hospital
• KM Hospital
• Murari Hospital
• Jeevodaya Hospice for Cancer Patients
• Govt. Hospital
• Srikumaran Health Center, Retteri

• Madhavaram Municipality