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Mathur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
The principal temple recorded for Maduranthakam mandal is Sri Azhagiya Lakshmi Narasinga Perumal Templ. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mathur itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Mathur ranks #79 of 188 villages in Maduranthakam mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mathur is a village of 1,186 people in 299 households (Census 2011) in Maduranthakam taluk, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, the 79th-largest of 188 villages in Maduranthakam taluk. Literacy is 62%, 3 points below the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 603319, served by Melmaruvathur post office; the LGD village code is 630068. The sarpanch is Kalyani P, and the village votes in Vikravandi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sivakumar C. The population is estimated at 1,398 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mathur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathur · this village | 1,186 | 62% | — |
| Muniyanthangal · Maduranthakam | 291 | 74% | — |
| Chinthamani · Maduranthakam | 207 | 72% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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