Manali, Chennai

This article is about an area of Chennai. For other uses, see Manali.

Manali மணலி
Neighbourhood
Manali and Ennore as viewed from St Thomas mount
Manali
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Metro	Chennai
Zone	Manali Zone No 2
Ward	Manali (Ward 18, 20, 21)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	35,248
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	600068
Telephone code	044-2594
Vehicle registration	TN-20-xxxx & TN-18-xxxx(new)
Civic agency	Corporation of Chennai
Planning agency	CMDA
City	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai North
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Thiruvottiyur

Manali is an Industrial area and a zone in Corporation of Chennai and located in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in north of Chennai City. As of 2011, the town had a population of 35,248.

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. 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 .09% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 74.52%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. 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. 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.

Location and surroundings

Manali is a neighbourhood of Chennai city. It borders Tiruvottiyur to the east, Mathur MMDA to the west, Kodungaiyur to the south, 100 ft road to the North. The main thoroughfares in the area are Kamarajar Salai, Chinna Mathur Road 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 Joints with Manali High Road.

Other main roads

Other main roads in Manali are Kamarajar Road, School Street, Nedunchezian Road and Chinnamathur Road.

Transportation

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

Normal

Express

Deluxe

AC Volvo

Night

MTC Routes

Route	Origin	Destination	Via
44	Manali	Broadway	Manali Market, MRL(CPCL), Thiruvottriyur Railway Station, Ellaiamman Koil, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, Thangal, Toll gate, Tondiarpet, Maharani, Mint, Beach Station
56D	Manali	Broadway	Manali Market, MRL(CPCL), Thiruvottriyur Railway Station, Ellaiamman Koil, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, Thangal, Toll gate, Tondiarpet, Kasimedu, Kalmandapam, Royapuram, Beach Station
PP56D	Manali	Broadway	Manali Market, MRL(CPCL), Thiruvottriyur Railway Station, Ellaiamman Koil, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, Thangal, Toll gate, Tondiarpet, Kasimedu, Kalmandapam, Royapuram, Beach Station
PP56D	Manali	Broadway	Manali Market, MRL(CPCL), Thiruvottriyur Railway Station, Ellaiamman Koil, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, Thangal, Toll gate, Tondiarpet, Kasimedu, Kalmandapam, Royapuram, Beach Station
S62	Manali	Moolakadai	Manali Market, Chinnasekkadu, Baljipalayam, Moolachathiram, Parvathi Nagar, Gandhi Statue
S63	Manali	Moolakadai	Manali Market, Chinnasekkadu, Baljipalayam, Selavoyal, Kaviarasu Kanadasan Nagar, SIDCO, Erukancherry
64C	Manali	Broadway	Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Vyasarpadi, Doveton, Chennai Central
64C	Manali	Broadway	Chinna Mathur, Mathur MMDA, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Vyasarpadi, Doveton, Chennai Central
121A	Manali	CMBT	Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Reteri, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam
121A	Manali	CMBT	Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Reteri, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam
156D	Manali	Tondiarpet	Manali Market, MRL(CPCL), MFL, Sathyamoorthy Nagar, Ernavoor, Thiruvottriyur Bus Depot, Theradi, Ellaiamman Koil, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, Thangal, Toll gate
164C	Manali	Broadway	Manali Market, Mathur, Manjambakkam, Madhavaram, Moolakadai, Vyasarpadi, Doveton, Chennai Central
170C Extn	Manali	Guindy I.E	Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Kolathur, Reteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal
170M	Manali	Velachery	Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Kolathur, Reteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkatuthangal, Guindy I.E

Some of the buses which passes through Manali are :

MTC Routes

Route	Origin	Destination	Via
48B	TVK Nagar	Ennore	Perambur, Moolakadai, Madhavaram, Manjambakkam, Mathur, Manali Market
56D Extn	Mathur MMDA	Broadway	Chinna Mathur, Manali, Manali Market, MRL(CPCL), Thiruvottriyur Railway Station, Ellaiamman Koil, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, Thangal, Toll gate, Tondiarpet, Kasimedu, Kalmandapam, Royapuram, Beach Station
56D Extn	Assisi Nagar	Broadway	Chinna Mathur, Manali, Manali Market, MRL(CPCL), Thiruvottriyur Railway Station, Ellaiamman Koil, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, Thangal, Toll gate, Tondiarpet, Kasimedu, Kalmandapam, Royapuram, Beach Station
56V	Redhills	Tollgate	Grand Lyon, Vadakarai, Vadaperumpakkam, Manjambakkam, Mathur, Manali Market, Kaladipet, Rajakadai
56W	Madhavaram	Vallalar Nagar	Madhavaram Milk Colony, Mathur, Manali Market, Kaladipet, Rajakadai
56T	Madhavaram	Tiruvottiyur	Madhavaram Milk Colony, Mathur, Manali Market, Theradi
64B	Minjur	Broadway	Napalayam, Manali New Town, Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Vyasarpadi, Doveton, Chennai Central
64P	MFL	Perambur	Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Perambur Market
64P	Minjur	Perambur	Napalayam, Manali New Town, Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Perambur Market
121B	Minjur	CMBT	Napalayam, Manali New Town, Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Reteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam
121C	Ennore	CMBT	Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Reteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam
121D	Manali New Town	CMBT	Andarkuppam, Manali Market, Mathur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai, Reteri, Lucas, Anna Nagar West, Thirumangalam

Apart from MTC buses, Share Autos plays a major role for transportation in this Area.

Industries

• Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)(formerly MRL) is the largest company in Manali. Started in 1969, CPCL's Manali Refinery now has a capacity of 9.5 MMTPA and is one of the most complex refineries in India with Fuel, Lube, Wax and Petrochemical feedstocks production facilities. The main products of the company are LPG, Motor Spirit, Superior Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, High Speed Diesel, Naphtha, Bitumen, Lube Base Stocks, Paraffin Wax, Fuel Oil, Hexane and Petrochemical feed stocks

Other Industries located in Manali are as follows :

• Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
• Manali Petro Chemical Ltd(MPL)
• Futura Polymers Ltd
• Cetex Petro Chemicals Ltd
• Tamil Nadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL)
• Sriram Fibres Ltd(SRF)
• Madras Rubber Factory(MRF)
• Kothari chemicals and pesticides
• Balmer lawrie & co
• Infra tanks and polymers
• The Huntsman Polyurethenes
• ICI limited
• SRF limited
• Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited