Manali, Chennai

Manali is an industrial and residential part of Chennai, India. It is a zone in Greater Chennai Corporation located in the northern part of Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the neighborhood had a population of 35,248.

"Manali, Tamil Nadu" redirects here. For the village in Tiruvallur District, see Manali, Gummidipoondi.
"Manali, Tamil Nadu" redirects here. For the tourist town in Himachal Pradesh, see Manali, Himachal Pradesh.

Manali
Neighborhood
Manali and Ennore as viewed from St Thomas mount
Manali and Ennore as viewed from St Thomas mount
Manali is located in Chennai
Manali
Manali
Manali is located in Tamil Nadu
Manali
Manali
Manali is located in India
Manali
Manali
Coordinates: 13.16361°N 80.25856°E / 13.16361; 80.25856
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
TalukTiruvottiyur
MetroChennai
ZoneManali Zone No 2
WardManali (Ward 18, 20, 21)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total35,248
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600068
Telephone code044-2594
Vehicle registrationTN-20-xxxx & TN-18-xxxx(new)
Civic agencyGreater Chennai Corporation
Planning agencyCMDA
CityChennai
Lok Sabha constituencyChennai North
Vidhan Sabha constituencyThiruvottiyur

History

In October 2011, the erstwhile Manali municipality of Tiruvallur district merged with Greater Chennai Corporation and later became a part of Chennai district since August 2018.

Demographics
Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 88.02%
Muslim
 
 3.62%
Christian
 
 8.04%
Sikh
 
 0.02%
Buddhist
 
 0.01%
Jain
 
 0.19%
Other
 
 0.09%
No religion
 
 0.0%

According to 2011 census, Manali had a population of 35,248 with a sex-ratio of 968 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[1] A total of 4,208 were under the age of six, constituting 2,194 males and 2,014 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 23.33% and 0.09% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 74.52%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[1] The town had a total of : 9331 households. There were a total of 12,745 workers, comprising 25 cultivators, 49 main agricultural labourers, 127 in house hold industries, 11,293 other workers, 1,251 marginal workers, 12 marginal cultivators, 12 marginal agricultural labourers, 39 marginal workers in household industries and 1,188 other marginal workers.[2] As per the religious census of 2011, Manali had 88.02% Hindus, 3.62% Muslims, 8.04% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.19% Jains, 0.09% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[3]

Location and surroundings

Manali is a neighborhood of Chennai city. It borders Tiruvottiyur to the east,. Madhavaram to the west, Kodungaiyur to the south, 100 ft road and Manali New Town to the North. The main thoroughfares in the area are Kamarajar Salai, Chinnamathur road, School street, Nedunchezhian street and Parthasarathy street.

Manali Zone

The Manali Zone was named as Zone 2 of Chennai Corporation. The Manali Zone contains 7 wards out of Chennai Corporation's 200 wards from ward 15 to ward 21.

Roads

Expressway

Manali Expressway(100 feet road) runs on the north of Manali and terminates at Thiruvottriyur–Ponneri High Road and joins with Manali High Road.

Other main roads

Other main roads in Manali are Kamarajar Road, School Street, Nedunchezhian Road, Chinnamathur Road and Manali Oil Refinery Road.

Transportation

Tiruvottiyur railway station and Perambur railway station are the nearest railway stations of Manali, which are 4 km and 8 km away, respectively. Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Manali from other major parts of the Chennai city. Some of the bus services are :

NormalExpressDeluxeAC VolvoNight
MTC Routes
Route Origin Destination Via Status Fare
56D Manali Broadway CPCL,MFL, Thiruvottriyur Railway station, Thangal Tollgate, Tondiarpet Depot,Royapuram, Beach Station Running Normal
44 Manali Broadway CPCL, MFL, IOC, Maharani theatre, Korukkupet, Mint, Stanley Hospital, Beach Station Running Normal
56K Manali Thangal Tollgate CPCL, MFL, Thiruvottriyur Railway station Running Normal
64C Manali Broadway Mathur MMDA, Moolakkadai, Vyasarpadi Market, Doveton, MGR Central Station Running (At times run via chinna mathur instead of Manali Market) Normal
64C Manali Broadway Mathur MMDA, Moolakkadai, Vyasarpadi Market, Doveton, MGR Central Station Running Deluxe
38A Manali Broadway Chinna Mathur, Mathur, Moolakkadai, MKB Nagar East, Mint, Beach Station Running Normal
121A Manali CMBT Manali Market, Mathur, Moolakkadai, Retteri junction, Thirumangalam Running Deluxe
121A Manali CMBT Manali Market, Mathur, Moolakkadai, Retteri junction, Thirumangalam Running Normal
121M Extn Manali CMBT Periya Mathur, Manjambakkam, ThapalPetti, Moolakkadai, Retteri, Thirumangalam Running Normal
S62 Manali Perambur Manali Market, Kodungaiyur (Paravthi Nagar), Moolakkadai, Perambur Market Running Express
S63 Manali Moolakkadai Manali Market, Baljipalayam, selavayol,Vyasarpadi Sidco, Erukkanchery Running Express
S56 Manali Thiruvottrityur MFL, ITC Lift gate, Thiruvottriyur Ajax Running;CMRL service Express
170C Extn Manali Guindy I.E. Mathur, Moolakkadai,TVK Nagar, Retteri, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ekkatuthangal Running Express

Buses passing through Manali

MTC Routes
Route Origin Destination Via Status Fare
121 Minjur CMBT Nappalayam, MFL Manali Road, Manali B.S., Manjambakkam, MMBT, Retteri Running Deluxe
164 Minjur Perambur Nappalayam, Manali New Town, MFL, Manali Market,Mathur, Moolakkadai, Perambur Market Running Express
56D Extn Mathur M.M.D.A./Assisi Nagar Broadway Manali B.S., MFL, Thiruvottriyur R.S., Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Beach station Running Normal
121C CMBT Ennore Thirumangalam, MMBT, Manali, ITC Lift Gate, Ernavoor Running Normal
121D CMBT Manali New Town Thirumangalam, Retteri, MMBT, Manali, Andarkuppam Running Normal
36V Redhills Thiruvottriyur Vadakarai, vadaperumbakkam, periya mathur, Manali market,MFL, Thiruvotriyur Ajax Running Normal

Industries
  • Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)—Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (formerly MRL) is the largest company in Manali. Started in 1969, CPCL's Manali Refinery now has a capacity of 10.5 million tonnes per year and is one of the most complex refineries in India with fuel, lube, wax and petrochemical feedstocks production facilities. Other industries located in Manali are as follows:

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Manali". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. "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.
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