Mangadu

Mangadu மாங்காடு Kancheepuram District
city
Nickname(s): Mangadu
Mangadu Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 13°05′34″N 80°13′20″E / 13.092817°N 80.222135°ECoordinates: 13°05′34″N 80°13′20″E / 13.092817°N 80.222135°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Population (2001)
• Total	20,108
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	600122
Vehicle registration	TN-85

Mangadu is a suburb of Chennai, located in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Literally meaning a mango forest, it is a south-western suburb of Chennai. It is about 20 km from the city. The town is famous for its Kamakshi Amman temple. It is believed that the great Hindu saint Adi Sankara visited this temple and installed the Ardha Mahameru Yantra. Mangadu is close to Poonamalle, a major suburb of Chennai city. Big factions of the population live in the capital of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. Many of these people return to Mangadu once every year or so to give offerings to the local temple.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Mangadu had a population of 20,108. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Mangadu has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Mangadu, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. near by colleges are SMIT (Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Engineering and Technology), Meenakshi University,and even one medical college of the same group of institution with a general hospital. Near by schools include Nav Bharath Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Padma Subramanium Matriculation Higher Secondary School. And Also have a Home for orphan Kids - BOAT Children Home

Nearby towns

• Poonamallee
• Porur
• Kundrathur
• Tiruverkadu
• Kozhumanivakkam
• Chikkarayapuram
• Pattur
• Kozhumanivakkam
• Moulivakkam

Restaurants in Mangadu

• MALLIZ RESTAURANT
• Hotel Sri Balaji Bhavan - Pure Veg

Schools

• Government High School Mangadu
• St. Marys High School
• Mangadu Public School
• Rishs International School
• Padma Subramanium Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Colleges

• Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College
• Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology
• Sri Muthukumaran College of Education
• Sri Muthukumaran Medical College
• Sri Ambal Group of Institutions
• Mennakshi College of Nursing

ATMs in Mangadu

• State Bank of India
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Karur Vysya Bank
• TamilNadu Mercantile Bank
• Canara Bank
• City Union Bank
• IOB

Theatres in Mangadu

• Malliga Theatre
• Sri Bhagavathy Theatre

Hospitals in Mangadu

• Government Primary Health Centre, Mangadu
• Rasiya Clinic
• RC Doctor Plaza
• Kavin Clinic
• Veeleshwar Poly Clinic
• S. R. Lingam Dental Clinic

Trust/ NGO / Orphanage

• BOAT Children Home, Kozhumaniwakkam

Buses to other areas from Mangadu

Bus no	From	To	Via
154	T.Nagar	Pattur	Guindy
26B	Broadway	Mangadu	Vadapalani
16M	Koymabedu Market	Mangadu	virugambakkam
53E	Broadway	Mangadu	Arumbakkam
53P	Broadway	Pattur	Arumbakkam
54M	High Court	Pattur	Guindy
54P	T.Nagar	poonamalle	mangadu
54P	T.Nagar	poonamallee	mangadu
66	Tambaram	poonamallee	mangadu
M49B	T.Nagar	poonamallee	mangadu
M53E	Broadway	Mangadu	Arumbakkam
M66	Tambaram	Poonamallee	Kundrathur B.S
266 Dlx	Avadi	Tambaram	Mangadu
566A Dlx	Tambaram	Thiruvallur	Mangadu
578 Dlx	Kundrathur B.S	Sriperumpudur	Mangadu
PP66 Dlx	Vandaloor Zoo	Poonamallee	Mangadu

Areas near by Mangadu

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.